
Vulture
What’s onscreen — choppy, lifeless, predictable action scenes jutting up against unbaked, middle-school-theater-production-level family drama — is quite damning in its own right.
Full reviewTwo-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain plays a black ops assassin in this action thriller from the director of The Girl on the Train. When a job goes horribly wrong, Ava is forced to fight for her own survival. Co-stars Colin Farrell, Geena Davis, Common and John Malkovich.
What’s onscreen — choppy, lifeless, predictable action scenes jutting up against unbaked, middle-school-theater-production-level family drama — is quite damning in its own right.
Full reviewAva is a napping-on-the-couch movie through and through, with recognizable names and a sexy premise but no distinct personality.
Full reviewIf the action and espionage elements were executed at the same level as the dramatic and comedic exchanges and the observations about the types of people drawn to this life, Ava might've been a cult classic.
Full reviewChastain is utterly convincing in another tough-as-nails role. If audiences stick with the movie, it's largely thanks to her movie-star charisma, which almost compensates for the increasingly ridiculous plot.
Full reviewMatthew Newton's skimpy, dial-a-cliché script makes the whole enterprise feel more like a mid-range series pilot than a major star vehicle.
Full reviewAva is available to stream in New Zealand now on Netflix and Google Play and Apple TV and Academy On Demand.
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