Haywire - Gina Carano, lady in a dress lioness in a fight!

The hunted spy genre is a well worn path and given his body of work I hoped Soderberg would pull it off with nobs on. The film works fine in many respects but to my mind the overall pacing is a little lack lustre. Gina's physical prowess is undoubtable and her action scenes are a visual treat. She really is a lady in a dress and a lioness in a fight.

Her acting range is better than other stars who have made the transition towards the big screen; indeed, alongside Channing (less charisma than a block of wood) Tatum her performance is oscar worthy. Apart from Michael Fassbender, none of the 'A' listers bring an ounce of star quality to the proceedings and it's entirely left up to Gina Carano to carry the movie along. Ewan McGregor seems hideously miscast in this movie and I'd rather have seen more of a relationship develop between Mallory and the Michael Angarano character. It's an action romp trying to be an espionage tale and you never feel that Gina (as Mallory) is in any real danger. Oh...and unlike Segal she doesn't run like a girl.

Having said all that, it is a decent action movie and miles better than many of its contemporaries. I hope Gina is offered more.