Review of Everly (2015) by Dann M — 25 Jul 2015

"That's a lot of dead whores." Salma Hayek stars as Everly in this gritty and ultraviolent action film. A quaint little Christmas story, Everly, a prostitute who's been enslaved for four years, tries to escape from the apartment complex that she's been held captive in and reunite with her estranged mother and child, but first she'll have to fight her way through dozens of henchman and assassins.

The action scenes and fight choreography are well-done, and bring a lot of energy to the film. Yet the tone stays rather light by using black comedy to alleviate the violence. However, limiting the scope to a single apartment and a hallway gives a rather cheap, B-movies feel to the film.

And aside from Hayek, the performances aren't that good. Everly has its moments, but mostly it's just mindless action and gratuitous violence.