The supporting cast (including a rather bored look Jeremy Irons) all do their jobs admirably but they do feel a little like moons orbiting around the giant star that is Lawrence.īehind the camera, Francis Lawrence, does a decent job without breaking any new ground in story-telling. Fortunately, Lawrence delivers a mature performance that was strong, credible and emotional (within the parameters of the type of film this is). She is in almost every scene, so if the audience doesn’t invest in her character’s plight, then the story is dead from the beginning. This film lives and dies by Lawrence’s performance. But this is being a little picky and these bumps in the narrative road, don’t really detract from the enjoyment of the story. But no! A few minutes later, she herself is attacked and yet the rage that fuelled the previous bloody frenzy is absent (to the point where it as though it had never happened). There is an incident towards the beginning of the film where she attacks another character with such rage that I wondered whether psychological issues might be part of her character. This slight unevenness with the storytelling is exemplified the temperament of Lawrence’s character. Because of this the film never revels in the more shocking moments, but it does come close every now and then. A lot of the more extreme violence – skin peeling anyone – is done off-camera, with the reactions of the actors selling the effect. There is a considerable amount of sexual content in the film – the Sparrows are effectively state-sponsored prostitutes after all – and whilst most of these scenes are justifiable in the context of the story, a few lack a lightness of touch and seem intended to shock the audience more than progress the story. This is an adult thriller with some truly graphic moments and is not for the squeamish or the prudish. From the very first action set-piece, director Franci Lawrence makes it clear that this is not some tween-friendly action romp. What’s interesting about Red Sparrow is that the film you get is very different from the film you envisage from the trailer. It’s well made, well acted and has some impressive, dramatic sequences that pull the audience into the story.Fran It won’t win any awards for originality but it’s also not trying to. Red Sparrow is smart, enjoyable piece of espionage escapism which doesn’t skimp on the sex or the violence. When her mission gets her mixed up with American spy Nate Nash (Joel Edgerton), Dominika starts to wonder if this could lead to a better life, for her and for her sick mother. Her Uncle Vanya (Matthias Schoenaerts) who is a high-ranking member of the FSB, arranges for her to go to Sparrow School, where under the gaze of Matron (Charlotte Rampling) she is trained to use her body for the benefit of Motherland – essentially learning how to seduce and manipulate secrets out of their targets. Red Sparrow tells the story of Dominika Egorova (Jennifer Lawrence) who goes from being a leading ballerina in Moscow to a seductive spy tasked with identifying a mole deep within Russian Intelligence.
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