A solid espionage thriller that’s lifted by its charismatic leads, Red Sparrow commits to the brutality of its subject matter, meaning it’s never easy viewing.
Jennifer Lawrence captivates in an unconventional espionage thriller.
The filmmakers seem to be drawing on the worlds both of George Smiley and of Austin Powers - and that makes for as bizarre a spy movie as you will see in a very long time.
Some interesting ideas, but ultimately just another film using sexual violence as a plot point.
With an uncompromising attitude to complex plotting and graphic content, Red Sparrow is a promising beginning to a potential new spy franchise. Just be aware of its unexpectedly barbed edges.
Red Sparrow is the kind of outrageous nonsense that might pass the time on a long-haul flight.
Jennifer Lawrence is inscrutable as a ballet dancer turned spy in downbeat thriller Red Sparrow.
Neither her intelligence nor her general badassery are able to free her from the film’s deeply sexist paradigm.
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