Red Sparrow Reviews

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Jennifer Lawrence, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, even if it was a decent watch, I still ended up with some mixed feelings though. The first thing that bothered me was the fact that even though it did look and sound like a vintage Cold War thriller, it was actually taking place nowadays and it gave me the feeling that the makers therefore didn't really trust the material enough. Another thing that bothered me was that the accents were just completely random. Indeed, sometimes, the characters were actually speaking very little Russian, God knows why, and the rest of the time they would speak in English with a fake Russian accent but some actors like Jennifer Lawrence or Charlotte Rampling would sometimes revert to their normal accent. Still, they were some strong scenes and it could have been really awesome if the main character would  have been darker, more ambitious and, above all, more ambiguous. In my opinion, it would have been much more compelling if these 2 spies kept manipulating each other and, in the process, kept the viewers constantly in the dark about their true intentions. I mean, this movie did play around with this idea but it wasn't never really convincing enough. Anyway, to conclude, even though it turned out to be another rather half-baked project involving Jennifer Lawrence, I still think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.