Ava

 

Ava is a Netflix produced action drama about an assassin who works for a black ops organization. When a job goes wrong, inside men within Ava’s organization, put a hit out on her, forcing her to fight for her life. The film stars Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common and Colin Farrell. 

The plot was a typical run of the mill femme fatale. It was incredibly predictable and toward the end some parts didn’t make any sense at all and the script got really corny. I can tell they left this one open for a sequel but I hope they don’t pull the trigger on that.

The fight sequences were descent but could have used a bit more sharpening up and realistic choreography. The casting of Chastain as Ava, the addict turned killer, trying to justify her actions, was done well and Geena Davis as her OCD mom, Bobbi, was spot on. Common was a bit of a confusing addition as he is not that great of an actor but I appreciated his attempt. The character development for Ava was pretty good but they could have spent some more time developing the co-starts. I also would have liked to see some more diversity among the cast.

This is the type of movie that I would have been disappointed in spending money at the theater to see but, in its lane, as a Netflix, straight to video, it was not that bad. Not necessarily one that I would watch again but not a complete waste of time either.