rupak_speaking It is certainly not as bad as the ratings and majority of the reviews suggest. Yes, there are lots of plot holes to find, but I believe a movie should be judged by its entertainment quotient rather than its bullet-proof plot. This one keeps you interested. Brosnan, I felt, was pretty sharp in his role as the assassin and Mila does what she does best, run for cover and retaliate. As I always keep stating, a movie is half as good as its climax, this one though left much to be desired on that front, pretty low key to say the least. I go with a 6/10 for this one.

SnoopyStyle An American military helicopter pilot is taken by insurgents in Afganistan. Kate Abbott (Milla Jovovich) is a newly arrived State Department security officer at the American embassy in London under Sam Parker (Dylan McDermott). Kate investigates Emil Balan (Roger Rees) applying for a visitor visa. Her co-workers are killed in a bombing by the Watchmaker (Pierce Brosnan) and she barely escapes his gunsight. It's a conspiracy with supervisor Bill Talbot (Robert Forster) and the terrorists. Paul Anderson (James D'Arcy) is a British security officer.This is a middling thriller. The problem is that everything is thrown at her to make her look guilty. Each evidence is questionable and filled with conveniences. Security cameras go down in one of the most surveilled cities in the world. There is basic investigative work that these experts miss out on. It's also questionable why Emil needs to go to America or if he could have supervised from London or how he got another passport anyways. Every character does some questionable action or fails to act. The actors are fine and the production is functional. The writing is simply not sharp enough. Idiocy by some of these characters taint any hope for a good thriller. In the age of terrorism fears, Kate would not be dismissed so easily even if suspicions start falling on her. Emil would be a person of interest from the beginning in the real world but the movie brushes him off with contrivances. At a certain point, I assumed half of these characters are in a conspiracy because otherwise would mean that they are written stupidly. The new year's eve time square scenario is unrealistic and Kate is only successful due to happenstance. It's poorly written.

Jackson Booth-Millard I saw the poster for this film and was mainly interested because of the actor and actress starring, I knew it had low ratings by critics, but I was still up for giving it a go, directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, The Raven). Basically in London, Diplomatic Security Service agent Katherine "Kate" Abbott (Milla Jovovich) works for the American Embassy in London, she started working working for the government following the deaths of many of her friends in 9/11. While she is investigating visa applications for potential terrorist suspects, her team are celebrating the birthday of their superior Bill Talbot (Robert Forster) with a restaurant party, most of them are killed by terrorists. Bill is not present at the party during the explosion, he is being blackmailed under the threat of his son Johnny (Paddy Wallace), an American soldier serving in Afghanistan, he tries to delete records of visas he has approved for terrorists entering the United States. Kate survived the bombing going into a store for a last-minute birthday present, an investigation reveals the bomb has traces of chromium, agent Sam Parker (Dylan McDermott) deduces that the perpetrator, who has used similar methods, with precision for his work, is one of the most wanted killers, he is known as "The Watchmaker" (Pierce Brosnan). Kate's subsequent attempts to find out the cause of the explosion lead her to find out that Bill was being blackmailed, she also concludes that the attack was indeed the work of the Watchmaker, her efforts uncover a plan to detonate a bomb at Times Square in New York City during the New Year's Eve celebrations. While continuing her own investigating, Bill attacks Kate, she unintentionally kills him in self-defence, through witness statements and video footage, Kate is classified a suspect for the attacks, she is now being hunted. Kate is forced to avoid sightings and get false passports to travel to passport, she is helped by Sam and her analyst friend Sally (Frances de la Tour), the only two people who believe her innocence. Meanwhile the Watchmaker uses a sniper rifle to fire an incendiary round into a sphere filled with explosive gas atop a vacant block of apartments in Tower Hamlets, the same as will be used in Times Square, the building is destroyed. The Watchmaker reveals later that he knows his client's purpose for the Times Square attack is not terrorism, it is for financial gain, he will bet against the stock market and make millions when the stock market reopens, the Watchmaker demands half the profits and threatens to cancel the attack, the client agrees. Dr Emil Balan (Roger Rees) coordinates filling the New Year's Eve ball with explosive gas, he wants revenge for the death of his wife who did not get her visa to the U.S. and died without medical treatment. Balan meets with the Watchmaker on top of a high rise a few blocks from Times Square, there the Watchmaker will shoot the sphere and ignite the gas, the Watchmaker kills Balan to remove any connection back to him. Kate arrives in Times Square, having deduced the plot, she finds the Watchmaker moments before he can trigger the bomb explosion, they fight and she throws the Watchmaker off the side of the building, he falls to his death on the stroke of midnight. Kate has her name cleared when her suspicion of Balan is vindicated, and she is called by Sam, who survived recent injuries, he congratulates her for saving many lives. Also starring Angela Bassett as Maureen Crane, Parker Sawyers as Ray, Sean Teale as Alvin Murdock, James D'Arcy as Paul Anderson and Corey Johnson as Eric Loomis. Jovovich is fairly good as the female agent forced to go on the run, prove her innocence and stop a terrorist plot, and Brosnan usually plays heroes, so it is good to see him with few lines being a nasty assassin. The story is a bit predictable, the script is a bit clunky, and it is a little bit long, it feels like something you've seen before (a Enemy of the State sort of thing), but it does engage you with some close call moments, gunfire and chases, an alright action thriller. Okay!

Kevin Lea Davies Terrorism is the driving force of the majority of espionage films that dive into the theaters every other month. It's gotten to the point that most political thrillers barely know any other plot device to get the action going.Survivor tells a similar story using domestic terrorism as the main plot device, but it does so in a much better way than most films in this genre. The events unfold in the typical manner, when army forces fighting in Afghanistan are put in jeopardy, which allows some backlash back home in the U.S and U.K. Meet our lead, Mila Jovovich as Kate Abbott, a security specialist attached to the U.S embassy in London. She is following intel received from her superiors when we meet her, and she seems likely to do a good job. During a typical day at work, she puts herself in the line of fire, and soon after finds herself a target of an exceptional hit-man known as "The Watchmaker" (Pierce Brosnan).I don't really see how this movie made any headway in the genre, as most of the events follow a very predictable chain of events. What did surprise me was the level of effort the director put into this film to make it seem somewhat believable. It does get a little ridiculous at times, when you just don't think that the lead can get herself into any more trouble, someone comes along to ruin her day. Lots of twists and turns throughout, but certain character motivations seem dubious at times.A nice little thriller to spend the evening, but don't expect too much.5/10