The Rhythm Section

"…while there’s a lot of familiarity here, there are enough new notes to keep things moving."

"Blake Lively tries hard as a woman hellbent on vengeance, but grinding monotony is the real killer in this formulaic action thriller that leaps off the cliff of cliche into the valley of banality."

"One fight scene pitting Lively against the wiry, insistent Richard Brake is so severely brutal it feels like Soderbergh's "Haywire" remade by Lars von Trier."

"The slapdash missions are shoot with a handheld immediacy but the plot and the action lose momentum after the midpoint."

"[Lively] wears so many headpieces that the proceedings begin to resemble a Carol Burnett Show sketch."

"Lively's steely heroine and a propulsive plot ensure you're never bored, but this is a generic thriller from a simpler time, bulked up by a single strong performance."

"Morano puts together good fight scenes, robust stunt work and tasty car chases."

"This isn't an easy role, but Lively aces it."