Review of American Ultra (2015) by Kj P — 21 Aug 2015

Love or hate Jesse Eisenberg, he has his hits and misses, I am sure we can all agree on that. However, it is much harder for Kristen Stewart to deliver a genuine performance that the audiences love. "American Ultra" follows both of them as they portray a stoner couple on the run from the government, as they uncover secrets about themselves.

This picture had the potential to be a lot of fun too, but what do we get? A big messy "comedy" that has far more drama than it needed to. The actors are really just playing themselves as far as their line delivery goes and the plot really doesn't go anywhere new, especially since the opening scene of the film rewinds through the entire film, showing every action beat, which was a really bizarre move.

Sometimes a ballsy movie that is just ballsy for no reason can work, as long as the story and script are there to make up for it. This is not that film. Everything about "American Ultra," from it's dumb dialogue, to it's ridiculous story, to it's very unfunny cast, there really is not much to enjoy about this film.

I will admit there are some fun action scenes, and the fight scene in the last act was quite a bit of fun, but it is definitely not worth sitting through just for that. "American Ultra" is a film that came out of nowhere that nobody will see, both due to the fact that they had never heard of it, and because it is just not all that good.

Definitely does not warrant a recommendation sadly. Just a bunch of wasted talent, that is all it is.