Momentum
opens with a brutal scene where masked figures in some kind of electronic
stealth suits are pulling off a heist in a bank. They get the bag of goods that they sought, but in a foible
one of the robbers gets her mask pulled off, revealing her face. This is Alex (Kurylenko) who has gotten
pulled into the operation through an ex-boyfriend’s ruse, and is unaware of the
extent of his plot or that she will now be relentlessly pursued by a master
assassin who is after much more than the diamonds that were taken.
A good two-thirds of the film thereafter is an
extended chase on foot and in cars, with numerous crashes on the streets and in
garages, some of which are interrupted by torture scenes to get information,
and multiple blood baths. Alex is
clearly a trained fighter with a calculating mind, and she ultimately wins the
respect of her pursuer, Mr. Washington (Purefoy), although he still intends to
get the best of her.
Periodically, Mr. Washington is in
communication with a U.S. senator (Freeman), and it becomes clear that he is
the one desperately wanting something, and it’s not the diamonds. Momentum
ends with scenes that obviously are set-ups for a sequel.
Writers Adam Marcus and Debra Sullivan and
Director Stephen Campanelli have created a pretty standard action film, which
is characteristically filled with destructive fights, chases, and an underlying
spine chiller motive, which seems so attractive to many viewers today. There is a tiny bit of dialog that is
intelligent and entertaining and sheds some light on two of the main
characters; but for the most part, we see fights that are predictable in their
outcomes.
Kurylenko and especially Purefoy are good
actors who carry their scenes very well; it’s too bad there is not more in the
script than the incessant bloody struggles. Freeman, of course, fills his cameo role perfectly.
An action film with few surprises and
little that is noteworthy.
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