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Play trailer 1:42 Poster for Momentum Released Oct 16, 2015 1h 36m Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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An assassin (James Purefoy) and his team pursue a professional thief (Olga Kurylenko) in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Anton Bitel Sight & Sound 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. Nov 25, 2015 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 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. Rated: 1/5 Nov 22, 2015 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) 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. Rated: 1/5 Nov 19, 2015 Full Review Dave McLaughlin One Room With A View 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. Rated: 2/5 Apr 17, 2019 Full Review Matthew Anderson CineVue [Has] a certain high-octane, flair but lacks the storyline to create a genuinely engaging thriller. Rated: 2/5 Apr 8, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Fast-paced but vacuous thriller. Rated: C Apr 16, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Test T 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. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/28/24 Full Review Liam D 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 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Victoria D Мне очень понравился фильм. Вдохновляет. Идеально подобраны актеры и качественно снято каждый эпизод. Надеялась что будет продолжение, и сейчас надеюсь что снимут. Мне понравилось абсолютно всё в этом фильме, включая прическу главной героини. Пишу здесь отзыв потому что хочу продолжения и в недоумении почему у него сборов так мало, фильм действительно классный, или я чего-то не понимаю… у меня не так много фильмов которые мне нравятся, но этот у меня в коллекции самых лучших фильмов. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/14/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Does the movie could have been done a little bit better I think it was a great concept and I expect it'll be perfect when it comes to my first-time director and this one did come from a first-time director so you have to give it a little bit of credit for that and in doing so I give it 4 stars and I really wish they could have made enough money to do the sequel because I really like to know what else happens in the movie as it ended on a cliffhanger Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member O filme é basicamente uma briga de gato e rato, no melhor estilo Tom e Jerry, em que a protagonista, Olga Kurylenko (linda diga-se de passagem), foge de tudo e de todos, só vai agradar aos fãs do gênero, eu gosto, principalmente por terem várias personagens femininas destemidas, forte e militares… E o desfecho, ahhh, o desfecho é muito bom… Gostei imensamente… Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review 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
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