Review of Everly (2015) by Ken K — 30 Apr 2015

It's not like we haven't seen plots like this in a 1000 action films starring men, especially those with an martial arts angle. Honestly the only difference here is the fact that protagonist is a woman.

Torture, sexualized or workaday, is standard in similar films along with bloodshed, explosions, gruesome deaths, etc. The true misogynists are the critics that simply can't accept a woman as an action hero---or I suppose more accurately a woman driven to desperate violent action in order to save her family from danger.

How is that any less emotionally accessible than "they killed my wife and child now I will kill them..." plot that is repeated ad nauseam in countless other? Personally I thought it was solid action movie, and it was especially interesting BECAUSE the hero was female.

It's a perspective that is too often missing from films within this genre. Salma Hayek's performance was spot-on. I truly hope to see her in more ass-kicking roles!