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Barely Lethal
2015 98 min United States of America PG-13 18+
★5.0
Action, Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Director: Kyle Newman
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Description
A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded.
Budget:
$15M
US Gross:
$6,075
Worldwide:
$933,847
Starring
Jaime King
Actor
Samuel L. Jackson
Actor
Madeleine Stack
Actor
Key opinion
Barely Lethal is a generic teen action-comedy that blends spy-genre tropes with coming-of-age melodrama. While the high-profile cast attracts attention, the film is widely criticized for its derivative plot, inconsistent tone, and lack of narrative logic.
| Originality | The film relies heavily on tired genre clichés, offering little in the way of original ideas or narrative surprise. | |
| Screenplay | The premise of an agency training young girls to be elite assassins is widely viewed as implausible and ill-defined. | |
| Direction | Action sequences are generally considered unremarkable, suffering from low-budget constraints and incoherent choreography. | |
| Acting | Opinions on the cast are divided; while some viewers enjoy the contributions of Samuel L. Jackson, Sophie Turner, and the lead performers, others feel the talent is squandered on weak material and minimal screen time. |