Review of Red Sparrow (2018) by David I — 16 Mar 2018

Red sparrow made an attempt at flying, fluttered for a little bit, but then belly flopped into the pool of the local Russian YMCA. She walks thru the rest of the film as a cold wet bird struggling to find herself.

I have no doubt that this film, which netted J Law unprecedented millions of Denaro for just showing up and talking in a concocted Russian accent will get the Oscar nod during award season.

The plot is mostly about loss, yet at times I am at a loss for words. She breaks her leg in a freak ballet accident (who knew ballet could be so dangerous?) and then things just keep getting worse for her along the way, including a couple rape scenes.

Spoiler Alert: J Law couldnt hit a golf ball inside of a steam room of the local Russian YMCA to save her life. She should definately stick to being a ballerina.

The film was formidably watchable for the most part only until the end where a plot twist that makes absolutely zero sense occurs. The confused little bird tries to make out with her uncle and then strangely gets him shot just to upset her American lover. If this moment was important, then the director certainly failed to build it up. Makes me think Rian Johnson rewrote this script it's so bad. Go see it, but only if you like torture (literally).