Everly

everly is a flawed action thriller, but an enjoyable one nonetheless. joe lynch's die hard-style film about a woman battling deadly assassins in her apartment is a little too cheaply exploitative for its own good, but salma hayek holds her own as an action star and lynch is quite inventive with his acroon shots. the film mixes the gore and the dark humor well enough to overcome some pacing problems and a third-act letdown to be a fun, if not great, experience. read more

everly. nos encontramos ante una película de acción con una superheroína. la primera media hora te deja enganchado y no te suelta casi hasta el final. todo ocurre en un apartamento y van llegando y poniendo en apuros a nuestra protagonista. la película me ha parecido muy buena en lo que puede llegar a dar y tiene momentos excelentes, algunos otros (ya llegando) son un poco más flojos, en especial la relación con su hija canta un poco a repetir la fórmula. sin embargo, es un gran entretenimiento. read more

i've been familiar with the works of director joe lynch for a while now. wrong turn 2 and mayhem are both personal favorites of mine, so i have no idea what took me so long to see everly but by god it was so fucking cool. salma hayek shoulders the movie with a fierce intensity, balanced with some very human vulnerability. it's a hell of a performance, and it's the beating heart of this movie. everly manages to be a white-knuckled action/thriller, without neglecting to fashion human characters instead of indestructible action figures. action fans are generally willing to excuse a lack of solid... read more