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Enjoyable, reaistic fight sequences
PostedJanuary 21, 2012
Jeff45069
from Cincinnati, OH
My wife and I enjoyed this film. For the record, my wife picked the movie after reading reviews of the other fare available. First let me say, that Gina Carano is smokin' hot. So, ladies, if you're the insecure, jealous, type then please refrain from seeing this with your man. Second, tell me why she, as the title character, didn't get top billing in the cast list over on the left? Third, I read knocks against Gina's lack of dialog. Well, they did the same thing with Clint Eastwood and it made him an international star, so get over it folks. Then there's the talk about how her voice was altered in a sound stage, presumably because of her lack of voice acting skill. As far as I can tell they didn't have someone else dub her voice, they electronically altered her voice to make her sound a little harder so her voice would be more consistent with her character as an ex-marine and spook. Again, bfd, Having heard her speak on many occasions I think it was a good move because Gina sounds like an honest-to-goodness girl-next-door. The flintier edge they gave her voice fits the character much better. I also read stuff about how Michael Douglas and Antonio Banderas were under utilized. Well, who's the title character? Right, so why spend anymore time on superfluous characters than is needed. Lastly, it was really freakin' awesome to see fight scenes legitimately choreographed and performed by a legitimate fighter. There was no special effects depicting incredible moves that defied the laws of physics and human mechanics because none were needed. Gina performed plenty of incredible moves all by herself. There wasn't any of that in-the-middle-of-the-action, shaky-cam crap, that's designed to hide the fact that the "actor" can't really fight. Personally, I much prefer to see the fight action at a short distance so I can appreciate and enjoy the skill and science of the fight. And, no, Angelina Jolie could not have played the part nearly as well. If you disagree, then I ask you to reread the shaky cam sentence. Having said all that, I'll be buying this film when it appears on Blu-Ray, and I hope there's a sequel.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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