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Review- Red Sparrow (2018)

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Jennifer Lawrence (Mother!, The Hunger Games) plays Dominika Egorova, a Russian Ballerina who is forced to become a Spy by her Uncle after she sustains an injury that ends her career as a Ballerina. When her mother’s future and her life is threatened, she agrees to become one of the newest recruits at Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains young men and women to use their bodies and minds as weapons for their country. After going through the rigorous training processes at Sparrow School, she is sent into the world on a mission which puts her and everyone she loves at risk. Dominika must prove herself to her superiors and fight to gain her freedom. 
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After seeing the trailer for this Spy Thriller which is based on the 2013 novel of the same name, I wasn’t really enthusiastic mostly because it seemed like something we’ve all seen before about a female Russian spy who is working against her wish and trying to find a way out of the spy world. Sounds familiar right ? Jennifer Lawrence is the center of this film and I don’t think it would have worked the way it did with another actress. She did a fantastic job as a bad ass Russian spy and did her best with the accent. I also loved Matthias Schoenaerts as Vanya Egorova and Joel Edgerton as Nate Nash. Although, it got a bit dull and slow in the middle and it was a bit longer than it should have been. I got tired at some point and couldn’t wait for it to be over. I think Francis Lawrence who also worked with Jennifer Lawrence in three of the Hunger Games films did a great job directing this film. Bringing the characters of a book to the big screen isn’t an easy task and this is one of the rare occasions where they succeeded at doing that. They did a good job with the Cinematography and the score but I still wish it had more action. This movie isn’t for everyone but if you love Spy Thrillers, then you’ll probably enjoy Red Sparrow 


RATING 7/10
DIRECTOR Francis Lawrence 
SCREENPLAY Justin Haythe 
BASED ON Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews 
STARRING Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker
RELEASE DATE March 2, 2018
RUNNING TIME 2hrs 19mins


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