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Cast

Hailee Steinfeld
as Megan Walsh

Jessica Alba
as Victoria Knox

Samuel L. Jackson
as Hardman

Sophie Turner
as Heather

Jaime King
as Analyst Knight

Dove Cameron
as Liz Larson

Madeleine Stack
as Young Megan

Evan Cooper
as Young Heather

Andre Pushkin
as Man on Subway

Bruno Gunn
as Henchman Jones

Rachael Harris
as Mrs. Larson

Jason Drucker
as Parker Larson

Alexandra Krosney
as Cindy

Emma Holzer
as Donna

Gabriel Basso
as Gooch

Finesse Mitchell
as Principal Weissman

Toby Sebastian
as Cash Fenton

Autumn Dial
as Missy

Dan Fogler
as Mr. Drumm

Rob Huebel
as Mr. Marcus

Thom Bishops
as Mr. Bishops

Annie Park
as A.J.

Katherine Herzer
as Melinda

Katie Kneeland
as Coach Hughes

Cameron Fuller
as Leonard Steinman

Demetrius Bridges
as Jock #1

Michael Provost
as Jock #2

Stephen 'Steve-O' Glover
as Pedro

Christopher Nathan Miller
as Fred the Freshman

Daniel Spink
as Henchman Davey

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• Dec 15, 2015

  A teenage special ops agent who wants to live life as a normal teenager sounds awfully like a Disney/Nickelodeon TV movie. For all I know Disney has already aired a film like this one. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if this started out as a TV movie for a teen's channel, it's just got that tone and feel, which is why I found it increasingly odd when the film had some very PG-13 moments. Like there's a certain disconnect there between the tone of the film and the actual content of it. And this film originally received an R-rating that they managed to get down to PG-13 without any actual cuts or edits. I'm sorry, but this film, when watching it, isn't even close to an R-rating. There are some minimal curse words, some action, teen drinking, but not one person actually dies in the entire film and the cursing isn't extensive, I was actually surprised when someone used the word fuck in this movie, still thinking it was a TV movie for the Disney channel. But I digress, the film isn't good or anything, but it's not offensively terrible. I didn't want to pull my hair out. Maybe I was in a good mood or something, because I can see myself, on any other day, just hating this movie. But it was fine, it was watchable. There are some funny moments here, more like chuckle-worthy, but they're there, involving Rachel Harris, Rob Huebel and Dan Fogler, who's unhealthily obsessed with Megan's crush, and even Steve-O from Jackass. It's not hilarious, but at least it's something. I also thought they could've done more clever stuff with Megan's recon to adjust to how high school life is by watching teen movies, reading teen magazines, etc. I think they could've done more with that, instead they just relied on the basic stuff. The cast, while they're not given that much to do, is likable enough and it's clear they had fun shooting this film, so that added. This movie plays out almost like you'd expect. Meg creates this idea of what her high school life is gonna be like and it ends up being nothing like it and how she adjusts to it is the driving force of the film. I like Hailee Steinfeld, I think she's a better actress than she got to show here. While the film isn't bad, I think there's some strange characterization here with Meg's feud with Heather/Agent 84, after she's sent to keep an eye out for Meg, boils down to boys. That was a little odd, considering that their feud dates back to their days at Prescott. I mean it's clear it's obviously not about boys, but there's some mentions here and there that suggest that that is a part of it. And that's just not good writing to me. Like these two can't go ahead and fight without a dude being involved in there somewhere? Absurd. But, I digress, this is probably a film that will be forgotten about by this time next year, but it wasn't bad at all. Part of me even had fun watching this, even if I wouldn't call it a good movie, in the slightest. Watched it on Amazon Prime Video, so it wasn't like I had to pay for it. I wouldn't recommend it, but this isn't as bad as it could've been.
  Jesse O Super Reviewer
• Oct 04, 2015

  Hailee Steinfeld stars as a teenage government assassin in the high school comedy Barely Lethal. Trained from childhood to be a black ops agent for the government, Megan dreams of being a normal teenager and decides to fake her death in order to take a shot a regular life by posing as an exchange student at a suburban high school. Co-starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Alba, and Sophie Turner, the film has a fairly good cast. But the writing's not that strong, and isn't able to pull off the usual high school tropes without seeming cliché. Still, some of the humor works and the action is kind of fun. An entertaining romp, Barely Lethal has its moments, but it's a pretty stereotypical teen comedy overall.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Jul 25, 2015

  Somewhat confusing in terms of target audience at times but this hugh school drama is still enjoyable to watch. A definite guilty pleasure. I just wish the top names were better used throughout the movie.
  

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