Survivor 2015 (Movie Review)

Dir: James McTeigue
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan, Dylan McDermott
Dur: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Thriller
PG: Occasional swearing, killing, violence.

The British have beefed up their scrutiny on persons coming into the country, especially those who could have even remote connections with anything subversive. This task of national significance is bravely carried out by those men and women who are responsible for granting visas. The film zeroes in on one particular woman tasked with supervising the issuing of visas at the U.S Embassy in London.

Kate (Milla Jovovich) has recently been transferred from the U.S to Britain and is still adjusting to the British way of doing things when she spots something amiss with one candidate. Her attempts to probe are hindered, yet she persists and finds herself amidst a huge mess. Her quick intelligence and perseverance rub the villains on the wrong side and she is quickly made the centre of attraction for the wrong reasons. Strings are pulled and the noose around Kate’s neck tightens. She has nowhere to run and nowhere to hide for very long without being threatened. The constant threat and her desperate attempts to lay low give the film an aura of suspense and urgency. Her prime enemy is “the watchmaker” (Pierce Brosnan), a wanted hitman whose cold accuracy and calculated schemes somehow fall just short of the target.


Kate, with a little help from a friend on the inside puts the pieces together and finds herself saving over a million lives on New Years Day. The film is engaging but lacks audio fillers. The dryness between dialogues is tangible and robs the otherwise good film of some of its sheen. Paddy plays the role of the hunted exceptionally well. Integrity and honesty are perhaps the toughest ideals to live by. The few who do find themselves facing a barrage of opposition. The take away from Survivor is sticking to the truth no matter what the odds.

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