Unfortunately, Kate’s relationship with her hostage-turned-partner, Ani, is a rushed and cliched arc that does little to inspire. So with the plot locked on squarely moving the action along at breakneck speed, how does the film find time to humanise Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s super-assassin? Why, a child sidekick of course! To be fair, this isn’t a terrible way to inject some emotional stakes into the plot. 1” made into a feature length film? The answer is a resounding yes.
Seriously, do these people just walk around with katanas and tantos (Japanese sword) strapped around their belts?!ĭoes “Kate” feel like the prolonged third act of “Kill Bill Vol. This, of course, includes plenty of machiavellian plots, not-so-shocking betrayals and lots of Japanese themed weapons. What the film does focus on is fleshing out the various warring factions in the Japanese underworld. There are occasional flashbacks but they barely take up much time. Rather, the film simply drops us right in the middle of the action with the story going from zero to eighty in a matter of mere moments. Much like Leitch’s other films, “Kate” isn’t really interested about taking its time in building backstory through prolong exposition. So, does “Kate” hold a candle to its older siblings? Can Leitch keep up his golden streak, or will this be his first major blunder? Grab your shotgun and katana, and let’s find out! Source: Netflix It’s a little hard not to compare “Kate” to Leitch’s “John Wick” and “Atomic Blonde”. All set to a brightly lit neon colour landscape of Tokyo. One involving an assassin battling against a horde of Yakuza scum. A ticking clock thriller directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. In fact, we consider it to be the best action film we’ve seen so far this year. Alongside director Ilya Naishuller and “John Wick” veteran writer Derek Kolstad, he released “Nobody” this year – a delightfully fun romp full of bare-knuckled brutality and a healthy dose of comical levity. Bursting onto scenes in 2014 with “John Wick”, he began making a name for himself with films like “Atomic Blonde” and “Deadpool 2” under his belt. When it comes to the world of modern action cinema, David Leitch has become something of a legend.
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