Review of American Ultra (2015) by Alexbclark — 23 Dec 2015
I’d like to tease you with a potentially awesome movie review. I’ve come up with a bunch of great ideas but I just didn’t take the little extra time needed to plan out a cohesive written piece. I’ve devised some uniquely interesting thoughts but my execution will be clunky and I’ll beat you over the head with obvious metaphors. This paragraph has been a metaphor for American Ultra.
Most of my enjoyment came Jesse Eisenberg’s portrayal of Mike and his dealings with his girlfriend Phoebe (played by the surprisingly awesome Kristen Stewart) and the criminally underutilized, criminal Rose (played by John Leguizamo).
The rest of the cast however… well they run the spectrum from whatever to yeeeeesh. I’m looking at you Topher Grace.
American Ultra is ultra okay. There is a lot of solid action and a lot of solid comedic moments. Jesse Eisenberg works great with Kristen Stewart and John Leguizamo but the rest of the cast is a bit blah. Could have been a great movie, just needed more time and polish.
This review of American Ultra (2015) was written by Alexbclark on 23 Dec 2015.
American Ultra has generally received mixed reviews.
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