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Apr 30, 2015 · Barely Lethal: Directed by Kyle Newman. With Jaime King, Samuel L. Jackson, Madeleine Stack, Sophie Turner. A teenage special ops agent coveting a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school.
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- Action, Comedy
- Kyle Newman
- 2015-04-30
Parents need to know that Barely Lethal is a star-studded spy comedy featuring Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Alba, and Hailee Steinfeld (of True Grit fame). Though it's about training kids to be assassins, the film is comedic, not graphic. There are a lot of fight scenes and weapons (including….
- Kyle Newman
- Grace Montgomery
- Lions Gate
May 29, 2015 · Barely Lethal. Directed by Kyle Newman. Action, Adventure, Comedy. PG-13. 1h 36m. By Neil Genzlinger. May 29, 2015. “ Barely Lethal ” is an amusing comedy for a certain demographic, but ...
- Kyle Newman
- Kick-Butt
- Verdict
By Matt Fowler
Posted: May 31, 2015 6:03 pm
Barely Lethal, starring Hailee Steinfeld as a secret ops teen-sassin who longs for a normal high school girl's life, felt like it had the potential to be something great, but - as demonstrated within the film's own title - it never managed to rise above its own lazy, mediocre jokes.
From Fanboys' Kyle Newman, Barely Lethal boasts some impressive names (Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Alba, Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner) but is cursed with a confused tone, painfully predictable twists, and - wouldn't you know it? - impressive names who aren't really all that good at comedy.
Steinfeld plays "Agent 83" of the Prescott School, an off-the-books assassin training center for orphan girls. Think the "Black Widow" program but played for laughs. And picture Sam Jackson, who plays Instructor Hardman, scolding a six-year-old for accidentally setting off a bomb she was meant to defuse. Well, during a mission to apprehend the gorgeous and lethal Victoria Knox (Alba), 83 falls behind and uses Hardman's "I'm not in the rescue business" M.O. as a chance to fake her own death and attend high school as an exchange student named Megan.
Why? Because 83 wants to experience her youth and live the life of a normal 16-year-old. As shown to us in a nifty animated opening credits sequence, she was always the odd one out at the academy. Though, because the premise is the premise, she was also the best at everything (despite being the one who wanted to be there the least). A trait that easily made a "frenemy" of second-best Agent 84 (Turner).
Unfortunately, Barely Lethal never figures out if it wants to play it edgy or innocent. Some moments roll out with a twisted wink while others feel family friendly. It wants to join the pantheon of great teen comedies but sadly its specific use of them as a plot device doesn't work. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Barely Lethal is now in limited t...
Barely Lethal (2015). With Samuel L. Jackson, this teenage comedy espionage action thriller barely makes itself into a better than average, and almost quite good movie in fact. While this adolescent comedy has a great refreshing edginess to it, there have been so many great assassin movies out there that this movie had some high bars to reach.
May 29, 2015 · At one point in "Barely Lethal," a perky teenage special ops agent played by "True Grit's" Hailee Steinfeld binge-watches "Mean Girls," "Clueless," some John Hughes movies and other titles from ...
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May 29, 2015 · Barely Lethal, featuring a title with unfortunate connotations for a film showcasing the talents of young women, is happy to settle for mediocrity, however, and perhaps there’s nothing wrong ...
