Ava
Ava
Director:
Tate TaylorGuión:
Matthew NewtonCámara:
Stephen GoldblattMúsica:
Bear McCrearyReparto:
Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, John Malkovich, Geena Davis, Common, Jess Weixler, Joan Chen, Diana Silvers, Ioan Gruffudd, Levon PanekSinopsis(1)
Ava es una eficaz asesina a sueldo con un pasado conflictivo y ciertas dudas sobre la legitimidad de algunos de sus encargos, lo que provoca que su trabajo sea puesto en duda por miembros de la organización para la que trabaja. (Movistar+)
Reseñas (9)
La primera película de Hollywood repleta de estrellas desde el confinamiento, y un ejemplo de cómo solo algunas llegan a los cines y al final del año se las señala con el dedo como los mayores fracasos. ¿Los actores lo leyeron antes de decir que sí? Malkovich es el único que mantiene la dignidad, su personaje es el único que tiene sentido. El papel para Common es una broma de mal gusto (recordando cómo lo sacó adelante en, por ejemplo, la relacionada con el género John Wick 2. El villano principal de Farrell, un asesino despiadado con cero caracterización, tampoco encaja en absoluto, y la madre exagerada de Geena Davis podría haber inspirado simpatía si el guión se lo hubiera permitido. Pero toda la triste línea familiar con la problemática hija de Jessica Chastain es completamente disfuncional y solo retrasa las reyertas y tiroteos de los agentes, que tampoco son ningún premio: solo añaden acción al tema de los agentes más trillado posible: la eliminación de uno de los asesinos. Pero el completo aldabonazo de la película es el personaje de la propia Jessica, sin un solo rasgo de carácter comprensivo o simpático, sin ninguna motivación significativa para las decisiones pasadas de las que ahora se arrepiente y lucha por encontrar el camino de vuelta a su familia. Es como si se supusiera que es una especie de antiheroína pop a la que debemos apoyar por el hecho de que se carga tanto lo que toca como lo que evita. Qué mal todo.
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In the scenes featuring Geena Davis, I fail to see how the “horror” genre label applies. You need a strong stomach to watch someone who used to be a charismatic young lady and is now bloated with Botox. Hollywood actresses seem to be incapable of ageing gracefully. Nicole Kidman says hello. As for the movie as such? Jessica, following in the footsteps of Charlize Theron, has produced the umpteenth variation on the “tough girl” trope, and it doesn’t work at all. Not even as a relationship drama, because no one will be invested in Ava’s family troubles, nor as an action movie, because the action is bland and lifeless and lacks adrenalin. I really bought Charlize’s combative Amazon, but I couldn’t suspend disbelief for Jessica’s. Two stars, but only because I wasn’t offended by how stupid it was, and because of John Malkovich, who delivers a fantastic “protective grandfather” aura. The man is charisma incarnate.
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Assassin Jessica Chastain returns home after years to reconcile with her sister, sort things out with her mom, confront her own past, and occasionally kill someone Colin Farrell sends at her. Ava is more of a drama that tries to avoid action, which is good because the action isn't worth much. Unfortunately, however, the drama isn't worth much either, so aside from the charismatic and punishingly underused cast, there's really nothing in this schlock worth wasting your time for.
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Ava is a bit of a pointless film. In terms of action, it wants to be Anna and in terms of story it wants to be Red Sparrow, but in terms of quality it doesn't live up to either. Fortunately, it stars Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell, actors who make every movie worth seeing. The action is unfortunately dull to the point of woe, but it's good enough to kill the boredom. Story**, Action***, Humor>No, Violence**, Entertainment***, Music***, Visuals***, Atmosphere***, Suspense***. 5/10.
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Maybe if this were a two-hour special of Days of Our Lives, Ava could be seen as a success. Unlikeable characters with illogical motivations wander through a sort of reality that is reminiscent of life and poor actors who probably only received the script at the door when they arrived for the shoot. This cold-blooded assassin constantly emotionally hounded by an old family trauma looks deep into her memories which she supposedly isn’t interested in, because she wants to steal her sister’s husband and disappear? So Common plays a complete jerk and Colin Farrell a slippery HR manager who is just solving a problem with the staff. ‘Cause business rules... The whole of the funny finale when the heroine is on the brink of suicide until a baddie who wants to kill her breaks into her apartment and so she fights for her dear life with him sounds like something from a screenwriter who didn’t read what came before so he could follow on from that. A miserable movie, with pretty good action.
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The only scenes where Jessica Chastain is not replaced by a stunt double are the ones where she has cleavage up to her waist and a slit too. Thanks God at least for that. The rest is tragic, absolutely devoid of substance and script. Malkovich is the only one who kind of sticks out as an actor. Charlize was an agent of a different calibre.
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Nothing that we haven't seen before (perhaps with the exception of Steven Seagal's films), and it’s been done better. Jessica Chastain battles not only killers, but also the stupid script, the rest of the cast looks good in the credits, but as a result it's all a big missed chance. In addition, Tate Taylor can't even shoot a proper action scene, which is pretty bad for an action movie.
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El elenco estelar creó expectativas que no pudo cumplir. Sin embargo, debo admitir que esta combinación de dos géneros no se ve muy a menudo. La pregunta es, ¿realmente queremos ver la historia de una asesina a sueldo llena de escenas de acción y combate, mientras seguimos sus problemas personales y el impacto de su "profesión" en su familia al mismo tiempo?! Solo disfruté de las secuencias de acción, me aburrí con las supuestas escenas psicológicas. Jessica Chastain es mi favorita, no puedo criticarla y aunque actuara a medio gas, sigue siendo mejor que el noventa y cinco por ciento de las demás actrices. Me gusta verla en cualquier cosa. Me di cuenta de que no había visto a John Malkovich en nada durante mucho tiempo, así que también me divirtió. Tres estrellas decentes.
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I give this film one star only because I felt sorry for John Malkovich, who, regardless of the script, gave a high-quality performance as usual. For me, he was the only part of the movie which wasn’t a disappointment. I wasn't impressed by the rest of the cast, especially Geena Davis, who was downright terrifying, looking like her own rubber caricature. The script was terrible, the choreography of the fights was ridiculous (or pathetic, it’s up to you to decide) and Jessica Chastain was as convincing as Idris Elba in the role of Heimdall.
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