Jessica Chastain plays an assassin who runs into trouble with her latest assignment in “Ava.” Chastain displays surprising effectiveness as an action star, even in fight scenes. She seems destined to move up the ladder to superstar status eventually.
Chastain serves as one of the film’s producers, with director Tate Taylor (“The Girl on the Train” 2016) and screenwriter Matthew Newton. They had mixed results, with great care taken to action sequences but with an unoriginal storyline and dull screenplay. The material did not exactly break new ground, flopped at the box office and with critics, but is a watchable and entertaining diversion on dvd.
The talented supporting cast in this independently produced movie includes John Malkovich, Common, Ioan Gruffudd, Colin Ferrell, Diana Silvers, Jess Weixler, Joan Chen, and Geena Davis moving into matronly roles here as Chastain’s mother.
Ava (2020)
cinema
My Review
Jessica Chastain plays an assassin who runs into trouble with her latest assignment in “Ava.” Chastain displays surprising effectiveness as an action star, even in fight scenes. She seems destined to move up the ladder to superstar status eventually.
Chastain serves as one of the film’s producers, with director Tate Taylor (“The Girl on the Train” 2016) and screenwriter Matthew Newton. They had mixed results, with great care taken to action sequences but with an unoriginal storyline and dull screenplay. The material did not exactly break new ground, flopped at the box office and with critics, but is a watchable and entertaining diversion on dvd.
The talented supporting cast in this independently produced movie includes John Malkovich, Common, Ioan Gruffudd, Colin Ferrell, Diana Silvers, Jess Weixler, Joan Chen, and Geena Davis moving into matronly roles here as Chastain’s mother.