![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() DOES MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD CARRY THE FILM?īut, none of this would have worked without the right leading lady. And Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who I think is one of the most underrated and underutilized performers working today, is astonishing in Kate. She gives this role her all, in an extremely physical performance, but is also able to give this character heart as well. Winstead is almost animalistic in her fight scenes and makes this movie worth watching, for her involvement alone. As the movie progresses she becomes so bloodied and bruised that she is almost unrecognizable. But, never once did I want to take my eyes off of her. I do believe that Kate operates on a far superior level action-wise, than the films I previously talked about. There are three fight scenes in this movie that left my jaw on the floor, for how brutal and captivating they were. The fight choreography, gunplay and camerawork here are absolutely top-notch. And while the first half hour or so of this movie failed to convince me that it was doing anything fresh or new (which includes a disastrous CGI-ridden car chase), all of a sudden Kate becomes a different beast. This looked like a carbon copy of so many action flicks that had come before it, but I still enjoy this genre… and sometimes a movie comes around that can surprise you. I’m going to be outright here and say that I had absolutely no expectations for Kate. But, when she has to enlist the young girl whose father she killed nearly a year ago, her priorities are completely altered. Kate fights her way through gangs of men, to get revenge and try to find an antidote. During one night of debauchery, she is poisoned and discovers that she has one more day to live. Kate follows an assassin in Japan, who upon having to murder a man in front of his daughter, decides to throw in the towel and try to start a new life for herself. MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD and MIKU MARTINEAU in Kate. ![]()
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