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- Yes, there is bloody action and plenty of it, though unfortunately it's been directed by Tate Taylor ("The Help") in the now-seemingly-mandatory handheld, cut-cut-cut style of post-Bourne action pictures. The only satisfying sequence is a close-quarters fight near the end that goes on and on until it becomes horrific, then exhausting, then funny.
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Sep 26, 2020 · Set in glamorous international cities where targets need snuffing out, the movie mixes family drama; black comedy; luscious shots of four-star hotel suites, lobbies, and bars; and coldblooded espionage euphemisms that are meant to separate killers from their feelings (assassins tasked with murdering strangers are described as executives closing ...
Sep 25, 2020 · An assassin becomes marked for death by her own black ops organization after questioning orders and breaking protocol.
- (40)
- Tate Taylor
- R
- Jessica Chastain
Wads of cas. Parents need to know that Ava is a violent action drama starring Jessica Chastain as an assassin. She's in recovery from alcohol and drug dependencies, which is mentioned repeatedly. She also takes deep sniffs of scotch, and other characters drink and smoke.
- Tate Taylor
- Tara Mcnamara
- Vertical Entertainment
Sep 25, 2020 · Ava: Directed by Tate Taylor. With Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis. Ava is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival.
- (63K)
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Tate Taylor
- 2020-09-25
Dec 7, 2020 · Ava is a violent, boilerplate Bourne-y thriller without a single original bone in its body. File under waste of talent.
- 2 min
Ava Faulkner is a recovering addict and former soldier turned assassin. In France, she kidnaps her new target, an English businessman. Before she kills him, she questions him on why someone wants him dead. Unbeknownst to her, another woman electronically eavesdrops on the conversation.
Really the story isn't bad, but there is a looming overall question of how we got to this point that is only vaguely mentioned. The story moves along quick only giving the viewer enough plot not to question it.
