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Critics Consensus: Unlocked strands an all-star cast in a spy thriller whose embrace of old-school formula might be refreshing if it weren't bogged down in genre clichés and a predictable plot.
Critic Consensus: Unlocked strands an all-star cast in a spy thriller whose embrace of old-school formula might be refreshing if it weren't bogged down in genre clichés and a predictable plot.
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[Unlocked] is staid and formulaic, though well-executed.
It would be a welcome treat to watch the Alice Racine chronicles, as she travels around Europe taking out terrorist cells with her combination of interrogation and combat skills.
When it mercifully ends after 98 excruciating minutes, you still don't have a clue what it was all about.
Noomi Rapace's CIA agent character is clearly being positioned as a distaff Jason Bourne. The movie demonstrates that's easier said than done.
Neither good enough to justify the talents on display nor bad enough to at least make it perversely memorable.
A straight-ahead political thriller that fails to ratchet up the requisite tension despite its timely subject matter and (largely) effective cast.
What Unlocked has is a lot of fast-paced action. [Full review in Spanish]
Below par on every front, even for a potboiler, it merrily chugs along from one cliché to the next, piling unbelievable scenes on top of each other.
In the end, Unlocked doesn't live up to its name, as it doesn't unlock anything special or compelling in the plot worth keeping your attention.
Overall, it really is amazing to watch a film where the men are placed in secondary roles and the women in the film are the ones saving the day. Rapace really gives a stellar performance and I'm looking forward to seeing what she does next.
Unlocked feels like a thriller that has spent its entire budget and used up all its creativity by the end of about the 25th minute. Which is something of a disaster as there are still 73 to go.
... the execution fails to utilise its blessings and deliver the necessary tension, which is most expected from a star-studded London-based spy thriller such as this.
The turn is the best part of Unlocked, and it was 100% revealed in the trailers. With a director as prolific Michael Apted at the helm, somebody who has been directing movies for over 50 years, you could be forgiven for thinking we might be in for something a little less middle of the road, but middle of the road is exactly what Unlocked delivers.
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