Red Sparrow

Red Sparrow (2018)

Red Sparrow is a thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence and written by Justin Haythe, based on a 2013 novel of the same name by Jason Matthews. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, and Jeremy Irons. It tells the story of a Russian intelligence officer sent to make contact with a CIA agent in the hope of finding the identity of a mole.

Title: Red Sparrow

Country: USA

Language: English | Russian

Release: 2 March 2018 (USA)

Runtime: 140 min

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writers: Justin Haythe (screenplay by), Jason Matthews (based upon the book by)

Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts

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• Reviews

Dominika Egorova is many things. A devoted daughter determined to protect her mother at all costs. A prima ballerina whose ferocity has pushed her body and mind to the absolute limit. A master of seductive and manipulative combat. When she suffers a career-ending injury, Dominika and her mother are facing a bleak and uncertain future. That is why she finds herself manipulated into becoming the newest recruit for Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people like her to use their bodies and minds as weapons. After enduring the perverse and sadistic training process, she emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow the program has ever produced. Dominika must now reconcile the person she was with the power she now commands, with her own life and everyone she cares about at risk, including an American CIA agent who tries to convince her he is the only person she can trust.

This is the first large picture recently that actually had a challenging and interesting plot, which I enjoyed, especially the ending. I did not find it especially violent compared to many other films, and the nudity hyped in the preview is actually rare and strictly plot related, not gratuitous. This is a harsh film, but that is the subject matter it deals with, and it is well done, not the frivolous treatment espionage usually gets in a shaken not stirred manner.

I liked this film, and found it very entertaining, and it had a story I felt really captured the dangerous and stressful situations in the spy world. Probably not for everyone, but if you want a good edgy thriller, this is it. The cast was very good, everybody brought their best game in my view. Those that trashed the cast have a real credibility problem.

Not perfect, but a lot better than many recent film escapades getting much better reviews, so judge for yourself. If you like a serious thriller, you will enjoy this.

Red Sparrow premiered at the Newseum in Washington, DC on February 15, 2018, and was released in the United States on March 2, 2018, and is worldwide. The film also received mixed reviews from critics, who described it as having "more style than substance," and criticized the length of the film and relied too heavily on graphic violence and sex, while praising the appearance of Jennifer Lawrence.

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