Rent Haywire (2011)
2.9 of 5 from 208 ratings
1h 29min
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- Synopsis:
- The most elite clandestine team ever created specialize on working in the dirtiest and most dangerous corners of the world. When a target of the skilled assassin Agent Kane (Gina Carano) suddenly knows all her tricks it becomes clear that someone deep inside the agency has betrayed them, but who and why? What follows is a high-octane web of intrigue that crosses multiple international borders and a manhunt spearheaded by CIA officials and rogue agents.
- Actors:
- Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Michael Angarano, Channing Tatum, Debby Lynn Ross, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Julian Alcaraz, Eddie J. Fernandez, Lluís Botella Pont, Aaron Cohen, Max Arciniega, Anthony Brandon Wong, James Flynn, Karl Shiels, Mathieu Kassovitz, Bill Paxton, Bobby Burns, Al Goto
- Directors:
- Steven Soderbergh
- Producers:
- Gregory Jacobs
- Writers:
- Lem Dobbs
- Studio:
- Momentum Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- Collections:
- All You Need to Know About Dump Month Movies, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Ewan Mcgregor, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Steven Soderbergh
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/05/2012
- Run Time:
- 92 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Gina Carano in Training
- The Man of Haywire
- Characters of Haywire
- Trailer
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Reviews (3) of Haywire
Avoid this boring twaddle - Haywire review by RP
With Oscar-winning director Steve Soderberg and a cast including Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, this should be a good film - right? Wrong - it's complete, boring twaddle from beginning to end. And there isn't even an end - the film just stops.
The film appears to be a vehicle for female cage fighter Gina Carano who plays the role of sort-of-special-ops person Mallory Kane - and at least with her fighting background she brings a degree of realism to the fight scenes. Fighter she may be, but an actress she is not. Wooden acting, silly dialogue (it sounds as if her lines were all slowly dictated at a re-recording session after the filming was complete) - is there anything else wrong? Yes - the confusing storyline is the same old, same old one we have seen so many times before: double-crossed agent seeks revenge on those who have betrayed him (or her, in this case).
It's all very weak stuff and the better-known actors who have lent their names to this tripe have only bit parts. I'll give it 1/5 stars. One to avoid, I'm afraid.
4 out of 6 members found this review helpful.
Not Good - Haywire review by CP Customer
How ? Why ? do people get so much funding for something this bad. It should be called ..........."Mummy im a smug ****" !
Its an over-parented 10 year olds idea of international relations. Im surprised the CIA didn't black ops it themselves ! The idea that we could have made 50 low budget movies for this much money makes me so angry. We need more low budget movie studios!!!!!!
1 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Enjoyable Action Flick, Gina Carano genuinely looks the part as Lead. - Haywire review by GC
This is an enjoyable action flick. The plot, script, and acting are all way better than average for the genre. It's not particularly original, but it has an impressive cast and is very well made. It has a strong female lead who looks genuinely believable in the action scenes. Gina Carano looks the part, and is impressively physically capable.
Soderberg and his DOP manage to bring an entirely appropriate sense of bleakness to the visuals, adding to the a sense of gritty reality that makes the action scenes all the more effective.
You'll see some awful reviews for this film, not sure why, the film I saw definitely doesn't deserve them (probably best not to waste your time watching action movies if you don't like them). This film is actually quite good, so definitely worth a watch if you have an open mind on the genre and aren't expecting anything too creatively worthy.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Critic review
Haywire review by Alyse Garner - Cinema Paradiso
From the prolific director Steven Soderbergh comes what at first sight looks like a run of the mill high octane action movie; any Soderbergh’s fan will tell you however that that’s just not how Steve does it.
For starters just take a look at the cast; Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas and Michael Douglas, as if the promise of such an eclectic selection of some of Hollywood’s finest wasn’t enough there’s the appearance of ex American Gladiator Gina Carano as the leading lady. The world number 3 brings a sense of realism to the film that could only be brought out by someone with the talents of Soderbergh; where most action movies are plagued by a lack of story and an over indulgence on visual effects and over dramatic fight scenes, Haywire has a wince making realism that is due in large part to Soderbergh’s choice to cast Carano.
Beyond the painful but thrilling fights lies a complex espionage storyline that is challenging and intriguing: black ops solider takes revenge after she is betrayed and set up during a secret mission. This is no masterpiece however, the action will keep you on the edge of your seat but the narrative is a little bit weak.
Overall Haywire is better than most action movies, but as Soderbergh movies go it’s hardly a corker,