Proud Mary (1 out of 5 stars).
Proud Mary is an action thriller film that is not proud of itself. Taraji P. Henson is a talented actress. With her trying to make a film trying to be an awesome bada** assassin and trying to be the next John Wick type of film. However, Proud Mary fails almost at everything being an action film and all.
The plot follows Mary (Taraji P. Henson) a hitwoman that is working for a crime family. She assassinates a guy leaving a boy to be orphaned. A year later, she tracks down the boy and tries to protect him from the crime family itself.
The plot is horrible. Well there is not much of a story. It does borrow elements from better movies like The Professional. An assassin that befriends with a young kid and tries to protect them kind of movie. There is not much of a story. Besides we learn Mary works for a crime family. And she assassinates and is trying to protect the kid. John Wick had a better-orchestrated plot than this film. And that is not saying much cause those movies just had a simple plot set up and giving the rest of the movie an excuse for its great action. Even Proud Mary fails with the action.
The action and shoot out scenes are repetitive and boring. Does not look like Taraji P. Henson did not need much of training since there was nothing creative about those fight scenes. It was all basic and generic. This is supposed to be that types of movie were plot is thin and the action stands out. But it never takes off to being exciting.
The script and direction was horrible at having a strong narrative with its story. It just feels like all these scenes of Mary assassinating people and fighting bad guys were just random and did not serve a purpose to the story. The editing was bad. It did not help build the thrills or excitement with the action scenes.
Taraji P. Henson was flat and one-dimensional. Her character saving the boy and trying to help him fails at building any character. The film also lacked in character development with her and every other character in the movie.
Overall, Proud Mary is a terrible film. The action is horrible. The plot is tedious. The characters are boring.
I do not recommend the film at all. If you are looking for a movie with a bada** female action star I will say watch Atomic Blonde instead. This film tries too hard to be the next James Bond, Bourne movies, John Wick, or Atomic Blonde. While Proud Mary is the worse at being an action movie.
Proud Mary is an action thriller film that is not proud of itself. Taraji P. Henson is a talented actress. With her trying to make a film trying to be an awesome bada** assassin and trying to be the next John Wick type of film. However, Proud Mary fails almost at everything being an action film and all.
The plot follows Mary (Taraji P. Henson) a hitwoman that is working for a crime family. She assassinates a guy leaving a boy to be orphaned. A year later, she tracks down the boy and tries to protect him from the crime family itself.
The plot is horrible. Well there is not much of a story. It does borrow elements from better movies like The Professional. An assassin that befriends with a young kid and tries to protect them kind of movie. There is not much of a story. Besides we learn Mary works for a crime family. And she assassinates and is trying to protect the kid. John Wick had a better-orchestrated plot than this film. And that is not saying much cause those movies just had a simple plot set up and giving the rest of the movie an excuse for its great action. Even Proud Mary fails with the action.
The action and shoot out scenes are repetitive and boring. Does not look like Taraji P. Henson did not need much of training since there was nothing creative about those fight scenes. It was all basic and generic. This is supposed to be that types of movie were plot is thin and the action stands out. But it never takes off to being exciting.
The script and direction was horrible at having a strong narrative with its story. It just feels like all these scenes of Mary assassinating people and fighting bad guys were just random and did not serve a purpose to the story. The editing was bad. It did not help build the thrills or excitement with the action scenes.
Taraji P. Henson was flat and one-dimensional. Her character saving the boy and trying to help him fails at building any character. The film also lacked in character development with her and every other character in the movie.
Overall, Proud Mary is a terrible film. The action is horrible. The plot is tedious. The characters are boring.
I do not recommend the film at all. If you are looking for a movie with a bada** female action star I will say watch Atomic Blonde instead. This film tries too hard to be the next James Bond, Bourne movies, John Wick, or Atomic Blonde. While Proud Mary is the worse at being an action movie.