It follows Avery Graves as she is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband.It follows Avery Graves as she is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband.It follows Avery Graves as she is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband.
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Goran Kostic
- Konrad Breznov
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Rok Juricic
- Mikolas
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I love Kate beckensale movies since underworld but I do not know why she sounds so different in this movie. Was she trying an accent, is she a smoker or sick during production? It did not match the performance and there are scenes where you could tell they dubbed in lines after the filming.
The plot is nonsense and they tried to add too many twists at the end. I expected more from the director having been behind Peppermint and Taken which I loved.
I wanted to like it but there were too many issues I couldn't look past.
It was shot well for an action movie with a lot of cuts. I get she is older and probably can't do the John wick one shots so I will give it a pass.
If you want a movie to just enjoy/kill time with them give it a watch. Try not to let the little things bother you and turn your brain off and maybe you can enjoy it more than me.
A better version of this movie I recommend is The Protoge with Maggie Q. It does this female spy/hitman theme better with a better cast.
Also it was sad this was Ray Stevenson's last role I think. I enjoyed watching him again so there is that.
The plot is nonsense and they tried to add too many twists at the end. I expected more from the director having been behind Peppermint and Taken which I loved.
I wanted to like it but there were too many issues I couldn't look past.
It was shot well for an action movie with a lot of cuts. I get she is older and probably can't do the John wick one shots so I will give it a pass.
If you want a movie to just enjoy/kill time with them give it a watch. Try not to let the little things bother you and turn your brain off and maybe you can enjoy it more than me.
A better version of this movie I recommend is The Protoge with Maggie Q. It does this female spy/hitman theme better with a better cast.
Also it was sad this was Ray Stevenson's last role I think. I enjoyed watching him again so there is that.
This was a lot more fun than I expected. One might think one saw this same plot many times before. A highly trained woman CIA agent, whose husband has no idea what she does. Put into a blackmail situation where she is tasked to steal a highly secret and potentially explosive file if exposed. And she is given a short time to do that, and the person who is supposed to have the file on him doesn't. Of course the blackmailers won't take no for an answer. And the CIA considers that she has gone rogue. But the movie is fun to watch, and there are enough twists and turns to make things enjoyable, and builds to a nicely scripted climax.
Such unbelievable action sequences. How can a lady who's 5'4" and weighs about 8 stone knock seven shades out of , not one but several 6' blokes , plus she can barely run in her platform shoes.
It's really poorly acted, & it sounds like Kate has been dubbed or her voice has been digitally edited.
The story is so weak and you get the feeling that you've watched this film several times before. All the minor characters are a cliche from other films.
If I had to watch this movie in a theatre and then pay for admission, after watching, paying what you believe was a fair price, I'd be taking more money out than what I put in.
It's really poorly acted, & it sounds like Kate has been dubbed or her voice has been digitally edited.
The story is so weak and you get the feeling that you've watched this film several times before. All the minor characters are a cliche from other films.
If I had to watch this movie in a theatre and then pay for admission, after watching, paying what you believe was a fair price, I'd be taking more money out than what I put in.
After an assignment in Tokyo, the dangerous CIA assassin Avery "Ave" Graves (Kate Beckinsale) returns home in Croatia to celebrate her marriage anniversary with her beloved husband David Brooks (Rupert Friend). Ave is a lonely woman that was raised to be a CIA operative since she was a teenager by her chief and friend Jarvis Hedlund (Ray Stevenson), the only person she trusts besides David. Out of the blue, David is kidnapped, and the kidnaper orders Ave to retrieve the Canary Black file that is hidden in the tooth of a CIA prisoner. She lures Agent Maxfield (Jaz Hutchins), who is responsible for the prisoner, but she does not find any file in the tooth. Now she is chased by the CIA that believe she is a traitor and has the Black Canary file; by the criminals who abducted David, since they also believe she has the file; and the Croatia Secret Service that has team up with the CIA to capture her. Meanwhile the clock is ticking, and David's life is in serious danger, and Ave needs to retrieve the Black Canary to save him.
"Canary Black" (2024) is one of those action movies where the viewer cannot think, such the number of flaws and holes in the screenplay. Avery Graves does not tell her friend and boss Jarvis Hedlund that her husband was kidnapped. After the messy situation she has created, she calls him, and he betrays her. When she finds the hideout of the criminals, he goes alone, with no backup from the CIA. She never shows the photography of David Brooks to the CIA personnel to prove he was kidnapped. David is shot in the stomach but fights, runs and jumps as if it was nothing. The consequences of the blackout in Singapore are never shown. Would it be so difficult to track down the bank account of the criminals since they involved all the countries in the world? The usual exaggeration is awful in this situation. The lovely Kate Beckinsale has a weird voice and accent as if she had been dubbed, and her thin lips with botox are not beautiful. The use of the unoriginal idea of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005) does not work well in this movie. Unfortunately, this is the last movie of Ray Stevenson, who mysteriously died in Italy. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Canário Negro" ("Canary Black")
"Canary Black" (2024) is one of those action movies where the viewer cannot think, such the number of flaws and holes in the screenplay. Avery Graves does not tell her friend and boss Jarvis Hedlund that her husband was kidnapped. After the messy situation she has created, she calls him, and he betrays her. When she finds the hideout of the criminals, he goes alone, with no backup from the CIA. She never shows the photography of David Brooks to the CIA personnel to prove he was kidnapped. David is shot in the stomach but fights, runs and jumps as if it was nothing. The consequences of the blackout in Singapore are never shown. Would it be so difficult to track down the bank account of the criminals since they involved all the countries in the world? The usual exaggeration is awful in this situation. The lovely Kate Beckinsale has a weird voice and accent as if she had been dubbed, and her thin lips with botox are not beautiful. The use of the unoriginal idea of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005) does not work well in this movie. Unfortunately, this is the last movie of Ray Stevenson, who mysteriously died in Italy. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Canário Negro" ("Canary Black")
"Canary Black," directed by Pierre Morel (also known for "Peppermint"), delivers a solid dose of action, though it doesn't quite hit the mark like some of his previous work. Kate Beckinsale leads the charge with Rupert Friend and the late Ray Stevenson in support, but despite a strong cast, the film struggles with some corny dialogue and pacing issues. It takes a while for the story to pick up steam, and when it does, you're met with a number of plot holes that are hard to ignore. However, if you're willing to look past the flaws, it's still a fun, adrenaline-fueled ride. It's not groundbreaking, but for those craving an action flick, it gets the job done.
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- TriviaFilming began in Croatia in October 2022, and continued through January 2023. Filming took place primarily in Zagreb, where shooting interrupted service for several trams in Zagreb to control the environment of the outdoor action sequences, which included Kate Beckinsale flying over the city from a drone and hanging from rooftops. Filming in Zagreb utilized the Dinamo Zagreb's Stadion Maksimir as a movie set, and the city of Rovinj doubled for Tokyo. The end scene was filmed in Ljubljana, Slovenia at the triple bridge.
- GoofsAt 38:20, the caller tells Avery "It's 8 PM. That gives you four hours." After accomplishing *several* time-consuming tasks, at 53:00, Avery receives an incoming text and the phone reads 7:49.
- Quotes
Avery Graves: I assume you've heard of the Wintertide program...
Nathan Evans: The PSYOP stress test... what about it?
Avery Graves: I survived it. You want to know what they found?
Nathan Evans: That you're a crazy bitch?
Avery Graves: We're not really using that word to describe women anymore. Especially in the workplace. There's been a whole thing.
- SoundtracksSwim On
Written by Sophie Villy
Performed by Sophie Villy feat. Nikakoi
Courtesy of Pop-Up Music UK Limited
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $819,156
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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