My my.. Color me impressed.
While this looked like a fun "joke" of a movie (from the trailer), it went far and beyond any expectations I had. From the excellent setup (without unnecessary narration or scenes), to beautiful sets, colors, great cinematography, stunning choreography.. to believable stakes, well-paced structure, progressively interesting and entertaining and intriguing developments.
You have to admire it's efficiency and how straight-to-the-point it carries itself. Without dumb characters, stupid jokes or unnecessary crap. It might contain expected trope, but they make sense in the context of this movie.. and more importantly, the way everything is delivered well makes up for it. Whoever was involved in this project knew how to deliver what they wanted to show, and to respect the audience that would watch it. With lots of little details and love poured into it! From the progressive attire change.. to transition from sewer water to someone pissing.
The lead, Joey King, was splendid in her physical performance as well as every other aspect of her role.
The rest of the cast forms a bunch of colorful character, where everyone is well written and no one disappoints. Also, is not always you get a competent person that fights with a whip! And it was a satisfying delight to watch.
The only negatives I found, were a few nonsensical setup for scenes they wanted to make (won't go into spoilers, but a few things don't add up until you realize what they are for). But it is completely forgivable!
Anyone giving this less than a 6 just doesn't have good taste, or is just not into the genre. Because this is as competent as you could ever want a movie to be. Easy recommendation.
While this looked like a fun "joke" of a movie (from the trailer), it went far and beyond any expectations I had. From the excellent setup (without unnecessary narration or scenes), to beautiful sets, colors, great cinematography, stunning choreography.. to believable stakes, well-paced structure, progressively interesting and entertaining and intriguing developments.
You have to admire it's efficiency and how straight-to-the-point it carries itself. Without dumb characters, stupid jokes or unnecessary crap. It might contain expected trope, but they make sense in the context of this movie.. and more importantly, the way everything is delivered well makes up for it. Whoever was involved in this project knew how to deliver what they wanted to show, and to respect the audience that would watch it. With lots of little details and love poured into it! From the progressive attire change.. to transition from sewer water to someone pissing.
The lead, Joey King, was splendid in her physical performance as well as every other aspect of her role.
The rest of the cast forms a bunch of colorful character, where everyone is well written and no one disappoints. Also, is not always you get a competent person that fights with a whip! And it was a satisfying delight to watch.
The only negatives I found, were a few nonsensical setup for scenes they wanted to make (won't go into spoilers, but a few things don't add up until you realize what they are for). But it is completely forgivable!
Anyone giving this less than a 6 just doesn't have good taste, or is just not into the genre. Because this is as competent as you could ever want a movie to be. Easy recommendation.