Intensive Care

This movie had an interesting plot. Break-in on an elderly woman, only to find the caregiver is a badass.

The movie failed for more reasons than I can count. Poor acting, horrible directing, confusing plot twists, budget action sequences.

Main actress was cute though, so that's where my 1 star comes from.

Lots of short bursts of action followed by villains monologing. Found myself saying "pull the trigger" and "you've got them, shut up and pull the trigger!" almost all the time.

Tara Macken who played the heroine, nurse Alex, was attractive and compelling, but I expected better acting. As for character, i expected a lot more strategic and tactical skills. Although she came from a Black Ops unit, she blew several opportunities to kill the enemies, instead stunning them so they could keep coming back to kill her. Absurd script and hollow, amateurish acting at times. The ending was very unsatisfying although the viewers could deduce that it would "right" the wrongs done.

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It's once of those movies you would only watch once Í not a movie critc so you really need to watch it and find out for yourself.

Jared Bently offers a solid story that frames Macken's skills perfectly. Although the concept is neither original nor all that thrilling, it is action packed entertaining. At times scene execution does waver, creating moments that weaken an otherwise strong performance. The only real troubles with "Intensive Care" is the lack of room needed to allow Macken's character true depth and development. Then there is times the film confuses itself to whether it is a thriller or comedy, causing some scenes to feel clumsy.

The action sequences are pretty killer. I venture to say that Tara Macken's skills put her up there with Van Damme and Sophia Crawford. The cinematography isn't too original, the standard angles and framing is pretty basic. Not that that is bad. It works and the quality equals any action, or fight flick of this caliber. It was appealing but it is all stuff seen before, time and again.

Overall "Intensive Care" is a decent popcorn movie. There is a strong female lead, plenty of action, and a story that maintains a level of entertainment value from start to finish. I would have liked to have seen a bit more character development but still action fans and anyone wanting to see a strong woman kick some butt will enjoy this movie.