3/23/2023 0 Comments Review kate netflix![]() Cool Car: Kate hijacks a heavily customized car for a chase scene.Even then, she's soon reduced to stumbling around spraying handgun rounds at people. By the end, she's only moving by virtue of spite and stimulants, and must settle for using firearms. Combat Breakdown: Kate starts the movie able to brawl with a half-dozen Mooks at once.Camp Gay: Renji's lover Jojima, with his flamboyant outfit, makeup, and jewelry.Brutal Brawl: The apartment fight against Jojima is a spectacularly brutal affair as the two proceed to use everything in the kitchen as weapons-knives, scissors, glasses, espresso brewers, etc.Bottled Heroic Resolve: Kate forces a doctor to mix a few shots of stimulants so she can stay on her feet while dying from poison.Bittersweet Ending: Kate eventually succumbs to the poison, but she still manages to kill Varrick and save Ani.And he ends up effortlessly beheaded by Kijima in a duel of swords. He contracts out to Varrick, sends his own men to their deaths without a second thought, and flees with his tail between his legs whenever Kate sets her sights on him. Big Bad Wannabe: Renji wants to pull a coup on Kijima, but he's such a Dirty Coward in every way.Just turn off your brain, and enjoy the ride. The action sequences are so beautifully and artistically filmed, the energy of the movie is like a shot of adrenaline and Mary Elizabeth Winstead proves exactly why she should be an action superstar. But, I also hope that audiences give it a shot. I do think that Kate might get lambasted by critics because of its formulaic storytelling. ![]() JUST TURN YOUR BRAIN OFF AND ENJOY THE RIDE… You can’t help, but be invigorated by the eye candy of this location. The Japanese-setting becomes a character all of its own and really makes the film stand out above the rest. Her relationship with young Ani also felt so much more authentic, than the one between Sam and Emily in Netflix’s Gunpowder Milkshake. The story progresses in a way that I was not expecting, and although debut actress Miku Martinaeu does struggle with some of her line delivery… her chemistry with Winstead is believable. And as the credits roll, you are fully invested with their connection with one another. ÂĪnother thing that makes Kate unique is that it takes place in Tokyo. 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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