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| 96 min |
Action, Comedy | 21 August 2015 (USA)
A stoner - who is in fact a
government agent - is marked as a liability and targeted for extermination. But
he's too well-trained and too high for them to handle.
Director: Nima Nourizadeh
Writer: Max Landis
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton.
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Storyline
Small-town stoner Mike Howell
(Jesse Eisenberg) spends most of his time getting high and writing a graphic
novel about a superhero monkey. What Mike doesn't know is that he was trained
by the CIA to be a lethal killing machine. When the agency targets him for
termination, his former handler activates his latent skills, turning the
mild-mannered slacker into a deadly weapon. Now, the utterly surprised Mike
must use his newfound abilities to save himself and his girlfriend from getting
wasted.
User Reviews
Mike Howell (Jesse Eisenberg) is
a stoner living in a middle-of-no- where small town, that's all he knows. What
he doesn't know is that in fact he is a government agent who is now a liability
to the CIA. With skilled agents tasked to hunt down Mike, he must remember his
training and survive the night. Pineapple Express meets Bourne, that is
literally the best way to describe American Ultra. Don't be afraid to put logic
and expectation of deep story aside. Just enjoy the violent non-stop action
with fair bit of hilarity. A nice little action flick to gorge down ungodly
amounts of popcorn and soda.
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Full Review:
The film is written by Max
Landis. He is known for taking tired out concepts and turning it on its head to
do something fresh. Yes American Ultra has a very simplistic story, but the
plot device of a stoner turned agent is just unique enough to provide an
entertaining premise. The fact that the film is simple works in its favour. We
are given just the right amount of exposition for us to understand the context
of his skill and why the CIA is after him. From that point forward we jump
right into the action. The fight scenes and shoot outs in American Ultra were
excellent, especially the climax that was shot in one- take. I don't know what
it says about me but I love it when action movies are not ashamed or scared of
going gory violent. This movie fully embraces the violence, which comes with some
gruesome kills that will make you cringe and go "OOOO! SSSSSS! That has
gotta hurt!" Also because of some of the absurdity involved, there are
funny moments that kept the lighter tone of the movie. Something I did not
expect was also a competently told love story subplot. Kristen Stewart and
Jesse Eisenberg were an excellent couple taking on the threats together. There
will be no disagreement in terms of what didn't work: Topher Grace. Oh dear
lord, his character was irritating! It was like watching a 5 year old on the
floor of a store crying because his parents won't buy him a toy. Every single
one of his scenes is him overacting and trying to be dominant. It just comes
off pathetic. That was partly intentional I admit that, but still doesn't
change the fact that he was unbearable to watch. Aside from Topher Grace,
everything in the movie clicked. It was a concise action ride, with a little
bit of heart and comedy thrown in for good measure. Sit back, relax (in a legal
way of course), and enjoy some fun mayhem.
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