Anna (stylized as ANИA) is a 2019 action thriller film written, produced and directed by Luc Besson. The film stars Sasha Luss as the eponymous assassin, alongside Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Helen Mirren, and Alexander Petrov.(wikipedia)
This film received mixed reviews according to wikipedia. If the film made more than 1.6 million dollars in the box office, maybe, just maybe the positive review will outweigh the negative(yes, money shuts down alot of things is what I'm saying). What can I tell you about this film?
The cinematography is alright - if they did something special, I didn't notice it. The team though, were pretty good. The transitions from flashbacks to flashforward(is that right?),like i said isn't special but it is as straight forward as it can be. I don't even know why I'm paying attention to the flashbacks, maybe because it happened alot in the film.
The storyline is a 4.7/10, the execution is like a 6.9/10 and the cast is an 8.4/10. The story tried to be too smart but thankfully the casts didn't over do it. The storyline is delicate, predictable, annoying, exciting etc, the good stuff. I can't quite explain it the way I want to. The storyline is one of the good stuff, the 2019 goodstuff but coming after other big hit films, I expected better. The film is like a combination of salt,atomic blonde and then some - I didn't like that. I don't like the fact that when I saw the film, those two movies kept coming to mind.
Although the film is almost like a 54% combination of salt and atomic blonde, the execution was so good( I don't even want to sully it further by comparing the main characters of all three films). If you read my updates frequently, you know I'm a sucker for a well executed action packed film. The combat sequence were good enough for me - I have no complaint. Sasha Luss made me proud and I've only seen just two of her films.
Sasha Luss, as an actress is really professional, beautiful, dustinct and intense - I like her. I like how she was able to bring her character to life, and potray those emotions despite not doing so exactly. Audience don't even know if her emotions were real or fake, we only know she wants freedom(so.... desperation was real!). Her character, Anna, tarh! The backstory was sooooo boring and plain, I could have done better or at least not been too obvious (my apologies). However, I did like her character development, just a tad bit. The other supporting character, Murphy,Helen and petrov were beautiful - what we needed to know about their character is what we were told, straight for the kill. Oddly,i liked all of them together!
Overall, the best way to enjoy the film is by having little to no expectations. The film is interesting in its own way. If you don't care much for a storyline(like I do, you'll enjoy this). I mean, comparing the film was bad on my part and I still did it anyways but that doesn't make the film any less than what it is(it's just my personal opinion, you should know that now😪). Also, the execution was good, yes but the counter measures were almost too much that it was becoming old and tiring. Spoiler - Anna basically, was a freelancer,no be rogue atp😂.
I'd rate the film a 7.1/10. It got an extra mark because of the cast, really. It's not bad, it's a movie I'll see 3 times in two years(if I feel like). Did I regret seeing it? Not exactly. Again, the action sequence is worth it.The casts together is definitely worth it too.
Also, the film is rather r for language, sex and death. Nothing too serve, just annoying ngl. There are guns, knife and blood, nothing gruesome. Thankfully, full nudity was played around - kinda like censored(-ish).