Dirty Angels

On one hand, I wasn't expecting much. On the other, I kept waiting for it to "give me something"-a spark, a purpose, or even a moment of intrigue. In the end, I fail to see what the audience is supposed to take away from this.

This movie isn't a joyful experience, nor does it offer anything particularly novel or interesting. It feels quite dull. And it's so unremarkable, that I doubted writing this review. Yet here I am, reflecting on an experience that left me feeling mostly indifferent and dumbfounded.

In terms of presentation, the movie looks good on the surface, but it somehow feels cheap.

None of the characters, aside from perhaps the villain, leave any lasting impression.. and some performances feel questionable. Eva Green appears more washed out than ever, as though she reluctantly took on this role. The group dynamics are flat and only fill in the space. Awkward attempts at humor (revolving around name-calling) and more. Clocking in at nearly two hours, the movie does manage to wrap things up, but the pacing is excruciatingly slow, especially in the first half, leaving you questioning why you're still watching. The bigger question is: What did it actually achieve? What was the point?

Why bother?

I wasn't expecting anything special from Dirty Angels, but I thought I may have a look as Martin Campbell did some descent movies before.

Dirty Angels isn't one of them. It is a terrible movie.

Nothing is working in this film.

Script is bad, dialogues are bad, actors are bad (especialy Eva Green who keeps the same angry face all the time), there is no chemistry between members of the team so we don't care about them.

So of course, the action is uninteresting and badly shot, and the CGI, oh the CGI... Come on, we are in 2024, any student with a PC is able to do this kind of stuff now.

Boring and vain movie.

Don't waste your time on this lemon.

Those reviews which point out the absurdities in this story are likely right. The characters are about as thick a sheet of newsprint, the plotline often suspends belief and the acting frequently trends towards the sound of an American football hitting one of the uprights.

However, if you're an action fan (I am), you will find it pleasurably entertaining to look beyond all of the above and just enjoy a film of the genre that rarely rests for expositional development - character, or otherwise. Campbell's foot is on the gas start to finish and that pleased me. I would agree the final result is fairly wooden, but less than an IMDB 5? Not in this reviewer's opinion. Relax everyone, not every movie these days aspires to 'rosebud' status. That's why you smuggled your own snacks into the theatre, right? Eat, watch and be entertained. Still not sure? Make it a matinee showing and you are likely to agree not only with this review but the price of admission as well.

Eva Green is one of those actresses that I will watch in almost anything. She was fantastic in Casino Royale and Miss Peregrine but since then her best roles have been in french movies like D'Artagnan. She still performs admirably in what is a very basic action movie.

There really is nothing new with this movie. Basic action scenes, girls trying to tough guys and some very bad dialogue. If this movie featured men it would've have Dolph Lundgren as the lead and a couple of UFC fighters in the rest of the cast.

Ruby Rose... in over ten years of acting she has not improved at all. In fact, I would say she has gotten worse. I know a lot of famous actors have made it on their looks only or by using 2 different facial expressions but it just doesn't work for her.

Whoever the military advisor was should be fired. I retired from the Marines and the uniforms and medals and everything to do with the military in this movie was not just wrong but it was comedic . Eva Green tried to carry it which is the only reason i watched it. I would have done the advising for free I and all other vets are tired of the movies getting it wrong! The overseas filming makes it out to be much better than it really is like the young women playing and sports and the few guards in a taliban area at all. I understand its a movie but some realism goes a long way with making the movie better.