Movie review: Red Sparrow
If you're a big fan of Jennifer Lawrence -- and who isn't -- there's a lot to like in this movie. She's the focal point of nearly every scene, superb in all of them.
Jennifer's character (Dominika) has the very subtle expressions only a great actress could pull off. Even when she's tortured, Dominika suppresses her expressions as much as possible. Jennifer relies on almost microscopic changes to her facial features, especially around her eyes, to communicate to the audience what her character is feeling.
The director used good closeups of Jennifer's face during the movie so her expressions were sure to register with the audience.
The story was a little muddled, but not horribly so. I was a little lost here and there, wondering exactly what relevance certain scenes had to the plot. But, while we're doing Peetimes it's easy to miss things -- so it could be attributed to that.
I can certainly say you need to stay focused on the movie to keep up, because not everything means what you think it means.
Grade: B+
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