Haywire: DVD Review

Haywire: DVD Review

Rating: M
Released by Roadshow Home Entertainment

Action thriller from Steven Soderbergh, with a strong female lead.

MMA's Gina Carano plays Mallory, a Black Ops who's betrayed while on a mission in Dublin. When she's double crossed, the freelancer tries to work out why and who's behind it before it's too late.

This is not your average frenetically paced action thriller - it's a taut piece, strung together by a good story telling pace and some very real feeling fight scenes. It's also blessed with an impressive cast - from the likes of Ewan McGregor as Mallory's handler, to Michael Fassbender's fellow agent, it's a cast which oozes class.

Carano's impressive in the lead - even if she does occasionally have a few acting wobbles.

Soderbergh's pulled together a credible spy piece which has a different pace to the usual blockbuster and one which is ever so slightly indie as well. If it doesn't quite hit the full mark, it's mainly because the story's not quite original enough to match the director's intentions.

Extras: The men of Haywire.

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