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United Kingdom, United States · 2019
Rated R · 1h 35m
Director Vicky Jewson
Starring Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nélisse, Indira Varma, Eoin Macken
Genre Action, Thriller
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Counter-terrorism expert Sam Carlson takes a job protecting a young heiress named Zoe Tanner. When their lives are threatened by an attempted kidnapping, they must go on the run. Although Sam is prepared for the violence they must commit to defend themselves, Zoe must learn quickly how to fight back.
Entertainment Weekly by Chris Nashawaty
The twists in Close aren’t very twisty and its thrills aren’t particularly thrilling. But if watching women getting smacked around by cartoon bad guys before finally getting payback is your thing, by all means, have at it.
Whatever inherent value there might be in gender-flipping such a generic template is mitigated by the movie’s reluctance to seize on the unique energy that its women bring to the table.
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Rapace gives the film her all, delivering an intense, physically demanding performance, but Close doesn't get close enough to transcending its action-movie clichés.
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
It’s disposable action entertainment – a throw-away title that’s not bad enough to turn off but not good enough to seek out.
In its first act, Close is a competent thriller, buoyed by early action sequences from director Vicky Jewson and some really solid scene transitions that point toward a strong style. However, as the film goes on, it switches from the precision of a sniper rifle to the scattershot effect of a drunk-wielded machine gun.
RogerEbert.com by Matt Zoller Seitz
Close is aces when it's watching its star move through the world, silently checking everyone and everything out, hiding her mental math until it's time to kill some dudes. The action is frenzied but comprehensible, brutal but not wantonly sadistic.
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
Written, directed and produced by Vicky Jewson, Close works well when it sticks to the distinctive personal details of this kind of job; but it too often defaults to a run-of-the-mill international thriller.
The Swedish Rapace thrives in roles that call for action, toughness and vulnerability. She’s perfect in this part, where her forward motion and capacity for acting out violence drives the picture.
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