Haywire
A confident, almost laid-back at times spy drama punctuated by sudden, brutal violence. Haywire features some of the best, most-well done hand-to-hand fight scenes in an American movie, they're just such an eye-opener after the frenetic, can't-see-anything style made popular with the Bourne trilogy. Sodebergh's cinematography is just absolutely excellent throughout and he know exactly how to perfectly frame each and every scene, from quite moments to chases and fisticuffs. And you really can't say enough about Gina Carano, she absolutely owns every scene she's in and is a physical force of nature not to be reckoned with, exuding the kind of absolute self-confidence you'd expect from acting veterans like Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie. And it's just really a great cast all around, with Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Bill Paxton, and Antonia Banderas. And the soundtrack? Pure 60's psychedelic, which somehow works so very well. This is not Mission: Impossible, it's all more grounded than that, the action scenes are right there in front of you with you two people locked in a physical struggle where you can see and feel and hear every hit. It doesn't get caught up in special effects and high-flying thrills, but it's not less exciting to watch.
