Haywire Review

Justin and I just got back from seeing Haywire on January 22, 2012. I loved this movie. I thought it was bad ass!!! Gina Carano is my favorite woman on the planet and it was just awesome seeing her as an action star on the big screen. Mallory Kane is one of the best agents that a private company has run by Michael Douglas's Alan Kolbenz character. They send her and Aaron played by Channing Tatum to rescue a Chinese man by the name of Jiang in Barcelona. They move through different cities other than Barcelona such as Dublin (my favorite part of the movie) and of course states like California and New Mexico. The whole mission ends up being a set-up as Kenneth played by Ewan McGregor arranges an intricate plan with Rodrigo played by Antonio Banderas to use her as a scapegoat. Paul played by the awesome Michael Fassbender gets involved with the plan and Kenneth arranges it so that Fassbender will kill Jiang and Kenneth gives Mallory a pin that will give her away. What ensues is Mallory literally fighting through obstacles by beating the hell out of everybody she comes across. It's so awesome to see as she is a legitimate fighter, so all the fighting you see is 100% her. The battle in the hotel room in Dublin with Paul is one of the best scenes I've ever seen. The choreography of the fight was excellent and they destroyed that room and beat the hell out of each other in the process destroying flat screen tvs, lamps, glass tables, etc. Mallory's story is told mostly through flashbacks as it opens with her awaiting a meeting with Kenneth. What she gets is Aaron who is sent to take her to Kenneth. Mallory disposes of him after a hard fought battle in the diner and goes with Scott to try and find him. There are some great driving sequences through the woods as well. She did a great job going through the course they set up for that. Scott added a nice comedic element. Bill Paxton had a small part but a good one as Mallory's father John who knows what Mallory did for a living. I loved watching Mallory go through the pecking order to find out how the plot started and she gets to it at the end. She beats the hell out of Ewan McGregor which was awesome. I love the last line as Banderas sees Carano and utters a certain four letter word beginning with s. The intricate plan to set up Mallory was well thought out and the fight scenes were amazing. I give the movie a 4/5. Gina Carano is awesome and honestly hope more great things happen for her.