A 17 year old assassin named 13 fumbles on her mission and is rather saved by her instructor Umbra. 13 is sent back home while her instructor leaves for another mission. When a mother and her son are tormented by the local crime syndicate run by Ariel and his potential dad, 13 makes it her new mission to save the boy, after he gets kidnapped. 13 goes on a hunting spree without her usual weapons and just her skills, to get the boy back while the criminal gang are unaware who they are dealing with. Will 13 be able to save the boy and bring down hell on the baddies? Would her own shadow organization approve her actions, forms rest of the story.
This definitely falls under those Ninja films where blood turns into fountain and this time the beheadings to half sliced skulls are among the main attraction. To be fair, the film is unapologetic in it's love for the genre and starts off well with the mass assassination scene. I have started to not enjoy the fast camera movements during action sequences which tends to take away the focus from the action itself yet the proceedings remain engaging for an hour or so. The action blocks range from decent to good here. The writing however remained pretty basic and didn't offer anything new.
It is the second half, considering the film is 140 odd minutes long, the screenplay suffers with the flawed writing which compromises a lot for the action scenes. The antagonists are least interesting and one toned. There is a sub-plot involving the shadow organization and the ones who are deemed as deserters but that arrives a bit too late, taking away the focus from the main plot. Ofcourse that segment exists to justify the climax fight and create the build up for a sequel. The action blocks here became too ordinary compared to the earlier scenes. For a predictable story that relied heavily on gorey action scenes, the film only delivers partially.
