Michelle Yeoh, Lena Hedley, Paul Giamatti, Angela Bassett and other talent wasted. Not sure which bold assassin with a heart of gold movie this is supposed to be ripping off but there's a little Kill Bill a little John Wick, and so so many video games. My attention began to wander after 5 minutes. Editing of action sequences leaves alot to be desired, as does incoherent script, set design and directing. Actors do spend alot of time standing around and sneering between action sequences, except for Carla Gugino who is pleasantly adrift on painkillers and a little ecstasy, Mona Lisa smiling through it all. Once again, another script that misuses dialog to explain and describe plot as it happens, rather than embue it with life-always an indicator of incompetence. I think they might have recycled the library set from the beginning of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen toward what feels like the end but isn;t. You will not notice since you will probably be asleep. The waste of Angela Bassett is particularly frustrating. I can't remember ever seeing her in a film where she didn't light up the screen, even in genres that I dislike. Film is too long by at least 45 minutes, and is rotten as a women centered film, proving once again if you're going to perform in a traditionally man's genre exceptionally wonderful is your minimum standard. The producers and director let these vibrant actors down. Well its july 2021, covid delta is running rampant so finding quality on the netflix is a bit of a challenge. I wonder what Criterion has going on...
I have composed this review with as much care as this movie's makers crafted their work.