I'm always a sucker for the spy/secret agent style of movies, so when I heard about Haywire, I knew I had to watch it. Think of Haywire like the female version of a James Bond film - yeah, it's that good. Granted, you've probably seen at least half a dozen of these kinds of films before; Jason Bourne, James Bond, etc., etc. But I think Haywire, despite these pillars of the spy genre, does a great job of holding its own.
Haywire is star-studded, with Gina Carano, Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, and Antonio Banderas, all thrown together in this fast-paced, action thriller. What first drew me to this movie was Gina as the leading lady; as a MMA fighter, I thought this would either be really good, or really bad. Wrestlers, with a small group of exceptions (The Rock), tend to be, let's say, over-dramatic, but Gina managed to pull off both the action movie star, as well the sexy, undercover agent, and do it well.
I wish I could tell you Haywire is purely original, and in some regards, it is. Regardless of the influences you may see in it, or be able to predict certain things happening based on seeing this style of movie before, I think Haywire does a great job of keeping you on your toes with both the action, and the story line - oh, and not to mention the fantastic casting choices, driving it along. At the end of the day, Haywire would make a fantastic addition to your ever growing collection of spy and action/thriller movies, for everyone else, if you can keep up, you'll be in for a great ride.
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