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Canary Black
2024 103 min United Kingdom, United States of America R 18+
★5.4
Action, Thriller, Crime
Director: Pierre Morel
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Description
Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.
Worldwide:
$525,704
Starring
Kate Beckinsale
Actor
Rupert Friend
Actor
Ray Stevenson
Actor
Awards
1 nomination total
Key opinion
Canary Black is widely regarded as a generic and predictable spy thriller that relies heavily on outdated action tropes. While the film’s well-choreographed stunt work and action sequences receive some praise, the thin narrative and lack of originality prevent it from standing out in the genre.
| Screenplay | The film utilizes a highly conventional and predictable narrative structure that offers no surprises to the audience. | |
| Direction | Director Pierre Morel demonstrates technical competence in staging high-quality, well-rehearsed fight sequences. | |
| Screenplay | The plot relies on numerous logical contrivances and absurd scenarios, such as implausible combat situations and convenient convenience. | |
| Acting | Kate Beckinsale's performance is viewed inconsistently: some appreciate her commitment to performing her own stunts, while others find her portrayal bland or outdated for the genre. |