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Tired of the risks involved in a life of crime, two expert thieves and best friends recruit feisty Sam to assist them with one last job before they move to a new, and less stressful, line of... Read allTired of the risks involved in a life of crime, two expert thieves and best friends recruit feisty Sam to assist them with one last job before they move to a new, and less stressful, line of work.Tired of the risks involved in a life of crime, two expert thieves and best friends recruit feisty Sam to assist them with one last job before they move to a new, and less stressful, line of work.
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This movie was packed with content/scenes and may come across as disjointed by some views. I had no problem following it. WingWoman does convey female empowerment, strength, independance, interdependance, and promoted family of choice setup in a matter-of-fact manner. More importantly, it confirmed the layered dynamics of female to female relationships that are uniquely different from male-to-male friendships. So fellas, you may not have gotten much from it as there were no major male characters and/or may not have recognized the unique dynamics of female relationships and mutual support/care. While I liked the ending scene (and many other scenes), it did leave much to our imagination. There were nuanced romantic messages imbeded in at least two statements from Carole to Alex. Overall, the movie was well directed with excellent acting, with enough action and skill. Good simple humor moderating relationships.
For all the people who wrote reviews saying there's no comedy, I think they are likely men, and/or the naysayers don't like intelligent comedy. Maybe they don't speak French or can't read fast enough to keep up with the English captioning.
I loved the relationship btwn the main characters. I understood and could relate to their connection, and even when the third team member gets brought in, there was strengthening amongst them all. Honestly, this film is a really funny, poignant film about love and loyalty and companionship; but mostly, it's about found family: both good and bad. It's brilliantly directed, solidly acted, and overall earns the 8 and a bit more. I'm happily looking for more films by this director.
I loved the relationship btwn the main characters. I understood and could relate to their connection, and even when the third team member gets brought in, there was strengthening amongst them all. Honestly, this film is a really funny, poignant film about love and loyalty and companionship; but mostly, it's about found family: both good and bad. It's brilliantly directed, solidly acted, and overall earns the 8 and a bit more. I'm happily looking for more films by this director.
As a filmmaker, Mélanie Laurent has made some fine dramas throughout the 2010s. Her foray into Netflix's doomed action-comedy genre yields mixed results. While it portrays the "female friendship" aspect in a way that puts the recent Charlie's Angels film to shame, it struggles to build tension within the set-pieces and concludes in a super-dodgy way. The star performer here undoubtedly is Adèle Exarchopoulos who fully embraces the role of Alex - a sniper with a vulnerable side. Her equation with Caroline (Laurent) is wonderful to watch, and the ladies sure seem to be having fun. Oh, there are bloopers during the closing credits!
The plot just goes through the motions, and the laughs are occasional. Even the addition of a third member (Manon Bresch) doesn't really elevate the stakes. The main antagonist - Godmother, played by Isabelle Adjani - and her relationship with Caroline is only elucidated over a few lines, making it difficult to connect with her "reasons". Of course, then there's Netflixisation of everything - the action comes to sudden halts, some sections deliberately look like song montages, and the story never really comes full circle. That ending is such a cop-out, and that made me reduce ½ a star.
The plot just goes through the motions, and the laughs are occasional. Even the addition of a third member (Manon Bresch) doesn't really elevate the stakes. The main antagonist - Godmother, played by Isabelle Adjani - and her relationship with Caroline is only elucidated over a few lines, making it difficult to connect with her "reasons". Of course, then there's Netflixisation of everything - the action comes to sudden halts, some sections deliberately look like song montages, and the story never really comes full circle. That ending is such a cop-out, and that made me reduce ½ a star.
This film deserves much more than the current rating, I've seen some pretty poor films over my time around a 5 rating on here and they have been absolutely awful.
Whilst this won't win any awards it will keep you entertained for a couple hours, assuming that is, you don't watch it dubbed. Films should be watched in their native language to get a true grip of the actors and characters, when you flip from English dub to French it's already worth 2 extra stars, which is why I guess some of the other reviews are low.
This film is interesting in terms of the plot, not a typical action film but plenty of action in it. It's more the storytelling round the characters that makes it much more of an all round watch.
I thought all roles were played well and there is no awkward acting throughout, which you'd expect from a mid table movie.
Whilst this won't win any awards it will keep you entertained for a couple hours, assuming that is, you don't watch it dubbed. Films should be watched in their native language to get a true grip of the actors and characters, when you flip from English dub to French it's already worth 2 extra stars, which is why I guess some of the other reviews are low.
This film is interesting in terms of the plot, not a typical action film but plenty of action in it. It's more the storytelling round the characters that makes it much more of an all round watch.
I thought all roles were played well and there is no awkward acting throughout, which you'd expect from a mid table movie.
It's not an action movie, actually, it has very little to do with action, it's a funny and enjoyable movie about love and friendship.
There are flaws and holes in the plot in my opinion and some parts could have been written better, it seems to me that the movie is a little bit static throughout all of its duration, there are not major plot twists, I don't know... I didn't mind it but it didn't convinced me 100% neither, it's not bad, but it's also not good, it's enjoyable and the actresses are really good in their roles, mostly watched for them, they really did an amazing job.
I know that the robbery was not the main subject in the movie but I wouldn't have mind it if they put some more action during that scenes Still, it's worth watching.
There are flaws and holes in the plot in my opinion and some parts could have been written better, it seems to me that the movie is a little bit static throughout all of its duration, there are not major plot twists, I don't know... I didn't mind it but it didn't convinced me 100% neither, it's not bad, but it's also not good, it's enjoyable and the actresses are really good in their roles, mostly watched for them, they really did an amazing job.
I know that the robbery was not the main subject in the movie but I wouldn't have mind it if they put some more action during that scenes Still, it's worth watching.
Did you know
- TriviaBased on "Le Grande Odalisque" a french graphic novel by Vives, Ruppert and Mulot.
- GoofsAlex uses a suppressor (silencer) on her high-powered sniper rifle. The main reason modern snipers commonly use suppressors is not to silence the shots, which is not very effective on a high-powered rifle (they will still be quite loud, which is correctly depicted in the film); the main reason is to eliminate muzzle flash, allowing the sniper to make follow-up shots without revealing her position. Despite this, the rifle produces plenty of brilliant orange muzzle flash during the church tower scene.
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