Trigger Warning (2024)
June 23, 2024 3:53 PM - Subscribe
A skilled Special Forces commando (Jessica Alba) takes ownership of her father's bar after his abrupt death, and soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown.
Isn't Jessica Alba a wee slip of a thing? Presenting her as a "skilled Special Forces commando" is beyond risible.
posted by orrnyereg at 8:16 AM on June 24
posted by orrnyereg at 8:16 AM on June 24
Isn't Jessica Alba a wee slip of a thing?
Jessica Alba is 5'7", trained in Krav Maga, and has done a number of previous action films and TV shows. Could we, maybe, not be dismissive like that?
posted by hanov3r at 8:49 AM on June 24 [7 favorites]
Jessica Alba is 5'7", trained in Krav Maga, and has done a number of previous action films and TV shows. Could we, maybe, not be dismissive like that?
posted by hanov3r at 8:49 AM on June 24 [7 favorites]
Well said, hanov3r. They specifically considered this aspect when making the film.
From Polygon:
“We felt like a more realistic way to take out an opponent, especially a guy who could be twice my size, is to have knives.”
posted by FallibleHuman at 11:23 AM on June 24 [1 favorite]
From Polygon:
“We felt like a more realistic way to take out an opponent, especially a guy who could be twice my size, is to have knives.”
posted by FallibleHuman at 11:23 AM on June 24 [1 favorite]
Isn't Jessica Alba a wee slip
For me, it was the Bob Odenkirk is an unstoppable murderbot movie. That was the one that marked a shift into 'the actors' weakness aesthetic is part of the superhero fantasy'.. it s a level beyond the Bruce Willis-ation of action heroes
posted by eustatic at 6:14 AM on June 25
For me, it was the Bob Odenkirk is an unstoppable murderbot movie. That was the one that marked a shift into 'the actors' weakness aesthetic is part of the superhero fantasy'.. it s a level beyond the Bruce Willis-ation of action heroes
posted by eustatic at 6:14 AM on June 25
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I’ve disliked Netflix for many years now, and try to avoid anything that starts with the dreaded “N” logo. Last week, when writing about ‘Hit Man’, I coined the phrase ‘Netflix chum’. [Hat tip to Roy Scheider.] Here is my definition for it: “Brainless, artless, empty-calories and algorithm-driven dreck. Surface-sleek, fast-edited dogshit for the broadest lower denominators. Movies that are soul-sucking dead inside. They make you hate yourself for wasting your life in front of the screen. The reason why you cancelled your membership years ago.”
Case in point, the new Netflix action caper Trigger Warning. I was lured in by the “Indonesian female director’s first thriller in English”. But then, everything about this production was worse than lame: The script, story and acting were bad. The emotional core was fake. Action was awful. Score: 1/10. [*Female Director*]
posted by growabrain at 4:13 PM on June 23 [3 favorites]