Haywire

From the Oscar winning director of “Traffic” and “Ocean’s Eleven”, Steven Soderbergh, comes a flat, boring “action” film. There were some moments of tension in “Haywire” but the climax was a let down and there is nothing special throughout. Sure Gina Carano does her own fighting but are we surprised?

A big reason for a movie to have a non-linear plot is to make the story more dramatic. This is the case with “The Social Network” and “Forrest Gump”. The non-linear plot of “Haywire” did nothing to help the story mostly because the character of Scott disappears as we approach the end of the movie. There were some okay scenes that entertained such as the swat team chase in Dublin but the climax in New Mexico has little action in comparison. Movies are supposed to have rising action leading up to the end and the falling action to conclude the movie. “Haywire” had problems with that. The supporting cast members were all recognizable actors as usual in a Soderbergh film and they were a welcome sight. I would like to say that I had problems with Ewan McGregor’s accent. It seemed to slip from American to Scottish and back again.

"Haywire" had Soderbergh’s apparent style because of the cinematography, David Holmes’s musical score and the subtitles to indicate location. Even though this movie is rated R in the US, it could have been PG-13. I found only a few things offensive. The biggest offense however is that Soderbergh made such a flat and uninteresting thriller.

2 Stars