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January 20, 2012

At the Movies: Carano kicks butt in ‘Haywire' film debut

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

A straight-up action picture may sound unusual coming from Steven Soderbergh, but as he's repeatedly demonstrated throughout his career, he's keen to experiment with every genre imaginable. And if you look closely at his latest, “Haywire,” you'll find it reveals glimmers of some of his greatest hits.

HAYWIRE

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Cast: Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum

Rating: R

Running time: 93 minutes

It's a revenge thriller like “The Limey” (and comes from the same screenwriter, Lem Dobbs). It features a color-coded palette scheme to correspond with each new location in this globe-trotting tale, like “Traffic.” It has a ‘70s-style aesthetic sensibility reminiscent of “The Informant!” It boasts an all-star cast like Soderbergh's “Ocean's” movies, “Full Frontal” and, most recently, “Contagion.” But at its center is an actress who'd never appeared in a major feature film before, like “The Girlfriend Experience” and “Bubble.”


 
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