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An assassin (James Purefoy) and his team pursue a professional thief (Olga Kurylenko) in Cape Town, South Africa.

Critics Reviews

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Anton Bitel Sight & Sound 11/25/2015
this action thriller never stops moving (except when Olga Kurylenko's kickass heroine Alex has her leg literally caught in a vice), racing through its series of genre routines in the hope that speed alone can cover over any cracks. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 11/22/2015
1/5
From the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers opening, through the Starsky & Hutch "gunfight in a warehouse" set-pieces, to the contractual-obligation shots of Kurylenko's bum, this is utter pants. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 11/19/2015
1/5
Momentum is a strange husk of an action movie, one that contains all the right beats of a Hollywood contender, including a preposterous closing-reel set-up for an entire franchise to come, without a single moment of dramatic intrigue or credibility. Go to Full Review
Dave McLaughlin One Room With A View 04/17/2019
2/5
The best thing about Momentum, this year's least anticipated political-gangster thriller, is its Stomp-style opening credit sequence. It gets a bit hammy after that. Go to Full Review
Matthew Anderson CineVue 04/08/2019
2/5
[Has] a certain high-octane, flair but lacks the storyline to create a genuinely engaging thriller. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/16/2017
C
Fast-paced but vacuous thriller. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Louis S Aug 23 Action start to finish, a great good “guy” and fantastic villains who get what they deserve. I wish they made a sequel! See more Selange G Apr 21 From start to finish it was THE MOST predictable "action/dark comedy" as it was listed, ive seen in a long while. To have Morgan Freeman having a cameo part at best. I'm assuming it was to either give it weight or star power. Don't remember this one at the movies, so if I missed it, I can see why. If you want gratuitous violence THIS is your movie. You want it backed up with a story...Die Hard was a MUCH better version. See more Jan 3 The director is not professional, a lot of acting details don’t make sense. See more Test T @TestTest1 08/28/2024 I watched this on DVD recently. Whilst some of the scenes may appear visually stylish, the dialogue is anything but, attempting to grab the audience's attention using lots of unnecerssarily foul language. The accents don't suit either, and the words do little other than mimic the now cliched lines from better films. At times, I found it very disagreeable and unpleasant to watch. There is plenty of action, but hardly any story or character development, which left me struggling to follow the plot and to maintain an interest. Most of the cast were unfamiliar to me, and did little to make an impression. I noticed on the DVD cover that the film is South African, which kind of says it all. As you may have already guessed, I was unimpressed by this film and can't recommend it. See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 04/14/2024 Even Though Olga Kurylenko (Erased, The November Man) is a capable action hero and Morgan Freeman (Edison, Thick as Thieves) phoning it in This heist thriller suffers from too much mindless action but not as bad as the critics say. An mediocre time waster See more 12/06/2021 I'm not sure why there are so many negative reviews. Maybe there is not much of a plot, but the action is good and it's better than most of the action movies out recently. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An assassin (James Purefoy) and his team pursue a professional thief (Olga Kurylenko) in Cape Town, South Africa.
Director
Stephen S. Campanelli
Producer
Donald A. Barton, Anton Ernst
Screenwriter
Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan
Distributor
Starz Digital Media
Production Co
Azari Media
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 16, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 36m