Momentum (2015)

Touches You

Redundant and unnecessary.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Alexis Farraday (Olga Kurylenko) gets pulled into another job by her running mate Kevin Fuller. It's a bank heist to steal diamonds. Alexis gets unmasked in a fight against one of the robbery crew. Mr. Washington (James Purefoy) hired by a Senator (Morgan Freeman) comes looking not just for the diamonds but a computer drive. He kills Fuller but Alexis escapes with the drive.The story is simple. It relies on action and not much else. It's alright for a 90's gun fight action film. The action is done well enough. There is a good variety of gun, hand-to-hand, and car chases. It needs more in terms of dialog and characterization. The writing is lackluster. Kurylenko is still not the best actress around and struggles to be the lead. Campanelli is trying make the jump from camera operator to director. A simple thing like more specificity to Freeman's character would help. The movie often stalls when the action gets stuck in one location. It becomes static especially for an action movie. The camera work may be correct but the directing is unimaginative.

This a basic robbery movie that turns to political intrigue. From the trailer I though I would get a decent action movie. But the movie fails to build any momentum by layout every possible action in front of the viewer. If something is important the camera focus on it which runes any sense of a reveal/tension in later scenes.One glaring issue is the complete failure of the use of a sound track/score. It should help and lead the audience through the actions on screen and help build moments. But the score is heard throughout the film no matter what is happening. There is no high or lows and very generic. I think there are only a few 15-30 second intervals where music isn't heard. If anything the score takes away from what happing on the screen.If it weren't for the strong cast this movie would be unwatchable. With some heavy edits to give some sense of tension this movie could have been saved but the ending is left open ended like they planed to have a sequel resolve the political intrigue.

I am already starting to question the acting ability of some of the actors and I am only 10 minutes into the movie. If you are going to have a budget of 20 million, at least hire a casting agent. Colin Moss needs to learn how to act. His performance grating.Olga Kurylenko is easy to watch and her role as a tough thief allows her to be tough and no-nonsense. She will keep me watching it.Stay tunes for Review Part2.Waiting for James Purefoy to show up. James and Olga should sizzle, even if he is the bad guy.2nd part of review after finishing the movie. They wasted a lot of quality actors on a poorly written script. The movie is so empty, that they had to fill it with chatty dialog so we would be on the edge of our seats, waiting for the next round of dialog to break up the violence. Too bad. Even Morgan Freeman and James Purefoy couldn't save this mess.And they left it hanging, so there can be a sequel. Tell me it isn't so.

Above Average, Low-Budget, South-African Movie. One of those Direct to Video Action Types that are by Nature, mostly Worthless at Worst and Worth a Watch at Best.In this one, Cinematographer Campanelli makes His Directorial Debut in this Flash and Splash item providing enough Eye-Candy and Stylized Mayhem to put it in the Worth a Watch Category.Olga Kurylenko's Underwear are Prominent in a Number of Scenes as is Her Kick-Ass Abilities. The Director goes for "Cool" and Succeeds. The Action is Visceral and Brutal at times and it all Looks Laminated and Slick.James Purefoy as a Soul-Less, Cold-Blooded Type who Talks a lot about His Admiration for His Adversary and it is one Cliché that wears out its welcome and His Character is Unremarkable and Less than an Alter-Egos should be. It's the Weakest Part of the Weak Script.Overall, its Target Audience should find enough here to Not Disappoint. Morgan Freeman's Two-Day Shoot comes off as an Expected Two-Day Shoot would.