Rent The Rhythm Section (2020)
2.7 of 5 from 298 ratings
1h 45min
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- Synopsis:
- Blake Lively stars as Stephanie Patrick, a woman on a path of self-destruction after her family is tragically killed in a plane crash. When she discovers the wreck was no accident, Stephanie enters the dark, complex world of international espionage seeking vengeance. Her search leads to lain Boyd (Jude Law), a former MI6 agent who trains her to hunt down those responsible. With nothing left to lose, Stephanie transforms from victim to assassin and discovers that neither revenge nor the truth are what they appear in this action-packed thriller from the producers of James Bond.
- Actors:
- Blake Lively, Richard Brake, Elly Curtis, David Duggan, Matilda Ziegler, Bill O'Connell, Shane Whisker, Raza Jaffrey, Daniel Mays, Jade Anouka, Robert Mullins, Ivana Basic, Irma Mali, Geoff Bell, Ibrahim Renno, Hugh Scully, Nuala Kelly, Una Carroll, Tawfeek Barhom, Jack Mc Evoy
- Directors:
- Reed Morano
- Producers:
- Barbara Broccolim, Michael G. Wilson
- Writers:
- Mark Burnell
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/06/2020
- Run Time:
- 110 minutes
- Languages:
- Canadian French Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Canadian French, English, English Hard of Hearing, Latin American Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
- And Action-Packed Featurettes
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Reviews (7) of The Rhythm Section
Read the novel instead - The Rhythm Section review by JJ
There's far too much wrong with this film to go into here. Let's just say it was a surprise to see the man who wrote the entertaining series of Stephanie Patrick novels also wrote the hopeless screenplay for this.
Not only did they gut the novel of most of its content, they omitted a voiceover which would at least have given Stephanie some of the contrast that makes her interesting: the ex-student who is forced into a depraved series of lives yet who retains a sardonic humour and some humanity throughout. All that is missing here. Avoid.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Missed opportunity - The Rhythm Section review by PC
It is quite nice that the makers of the film have taken a more gritty approach to the female assassin genre, an ever growing genre all by itself. Unfortunately, they still adhere to the usual stereotypes, she must carry out a kill whilst in sexy underwear! The script is not the best but Blake Lively is good and carries off a decent English accent.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Interminably dull would-be thriller - The Rhythm Section review by Alphaville
It makes its first mistake right at the beginning, with a spoiler scene from the end followed by the dreaded title ‘8 months earlier’. Mind you, if they didn’t show our heroine holding a gun in an end-scene you wouldn’t stick with this bore of a film. You probably won’t stay the distance anyway. Staid direction, hand-held camera, a focus on close-ups of talking heads, one-note acting, protracted plot, no pace, an almost total lack of action… it would take too long to list everything that’s wrong with this.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.