Haywire
Starring: Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, Michael Angarano, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Rated: 7/10
Screening Haywire tonight brought me to a sad realization. Under pressure, the most I could count would be a total of five ultimate female action stars who, time and again, have proven themselves as powerhouse fighters on screen.
That list would clearly include Sigourney Weaver, Kate Beckinsale, and I would even say Milla Jovovich, plus you would have to include Angelina Jolie, and the runner up, who still has a lot to prove, is Zoë Saldana.
That makes Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire a welcome sight since it potentially introduces a woman who could make a name for herself as an action star, if Haywire proves itself to audiences.
Former mixed martial arts star Gina Carano is Mallory Kane, a freelance hired gun who works for governments to deal with tough situations, like hostage situations where normal covert tactics are not possible. As we first see her, waiting for someone at a small diner in the middle of nowhere, Mallory ends up getting the crap beaten out of her as an ex-coworker shows up to drag her back to her boss.
Following her story back through the last few weeks, Mallory takes a hostage as she explains her story to him, and explains how she found herself double-crossed with killers on her tail who are trying to clean up the unsightly loose ends.
