Jessica Chastain: Hey, let's make one of those movies about a badass woman with a kickass job that instead focuses on her romance and family drama. There was more action than I expected, but they could've tried to make it at least a little original...

Another "Nikita" type of film. ok Chastain is on it, that should be enough. Kicking and fighting is a role that suits here, like a new Liam Neeson. No significant twists, story is well paced, not get bored with the action, and a sequel could be made.

Ultimately it's just another action movie about a super assassin. It's good enough that if you're looking for simple entertainment, it'll do. Chastain does a fine job and really pulls off the femme fatale role, whether she's delivering spin kicks or trying to make sense of her family history. She's the main reason to watch this movie, but there's only so much for her to work with. Weixler also turns in a nice performance. Farrell is pretty good, Malkovich does adequately Malkovich things, and Common also appears in the film. I can imagine the pitch meeting where Chastain agreed to do this one. "You've seen action movies about assassins before, but what happens to their families and the lives they left behind? What if we really explored how those people are affected? Also we'll pay you a whole bunch and give you several months of free hollywood-style personal training."

Bland, illogical character behaviour, uninspiring choreography, no plot twists or thrilling reveals. In short, nothing special.

Jessica tried the action genre, it's not for her. Also the story is bad.