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Momentum

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
18K
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Olga Kurylenko in Momentum (2015)
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Four criminals steal diamonds from a safety deposit box in Cape Town, including a drive containing a US senator's evil plans. He'll do anything to get it back from Alexis.Four criminals steal diamonds from a safety deposit box in Cape Town, including a drive containing a US senator's evil plans. He'll do anything to get it back from Alexis.Four criminals steal diamonds from a safety deposit box in Cape Town, including a drive containing a US senator's evil plans. He'll do anything to get it back from Alexis.

  • Director
    • Stephen S. Campanelli
  • Writers
    • Adam Marcus
    • Debra Sullivan
  • Stars
    • Olga Kurylenko
    • James Purefoy
    • Morgan Freeman
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    18K
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    • Director
      • Stephen S. Campanelli
    • Writers
      • Adam Marcus
      • Debra Sullivan
    • Stars
      • Olga Kurylenko
      • James Purefoy
      • Morgan Freeman
    • 105User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 18Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Olga Kurylenko
    Olga Kurylenko
    • Alexis Faraday
    James Purefoy
    James Purefoy
    • Mr. Washington
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Senator
    Greg Kriek
    Greg Kriek
    • Mr. Monroe
    Scot Cooper
    Scot Cooper
    • Officer #1
    Adam Marcus
    Adam Marcus
    • Dinner Guest
    Stephen Jennings
    Stephen Jennings
    • International Anchor
    Colin Moss
    Colin Moss
    • Kevin Fuller
    Karl Thaning
    Karl Thaning
    • Doug MacArthur
    Debra Sullivan
    Debra Sullivan
    • Dinner Guest
    Brendan Sean Murray
    Brendan Sean Murray
    • Raymond Kelly
    • (as Brendan Murray)
    Daniel Fox
    Daniel Fox
    • Amphetamine
    Jenna Saras
    Jenna Saras
    • Jessica
    Aidan Whytock
    Aidan Whytock
    • Captain de Lange
    Tudor Petrut
    Tudor Petrut
    • Government Official
    Joe Vaz
    • Bank Manager
    Brett Williams
    Brett Williams
    • Male Teller
    Lee Raviv
    Lee Raviv
    • Little girl
    • Director
      • Stephen S. Campanelli
    • Writers
      • Adam Marcus
      • Debra Sullivan
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    5chrismackey1972

    It's Okay

    It's not the greatest of the female-themed action adventures, but it's certainly watchable. I saw it because I'm a fan of James Purefoy and Olga Kurylenko. They were good in their roles, but each time Purefoy said one of his "Damn! She's good!" lines, it was silly. It wasn't that she was such a professional, it's more that the bad guys came across as rather inept. Some of it was tongue-in-cheek, such as when Purefoy's coat caught fire, he slowly took it off, saying "I liked that coat." There wasn't a great deal of urgency projected from the bad guys showing they needed to get back that drive quickly. Morgan Freeman's character was fairly a mute point in the movie. They could've stuck any actor -- famous or not -- in that role, that's how superfluous his character was. All in all, it was entertaining. Having seen him play Blackbeard and Joe Carroll, I have to say James Purefoy does the bad guy roles very good.

    I gave this a 5-star rating. I'd recommend this if you liked Colombiana and Salt. It's not as good as either of those movies, but it's along the same lines, and Kurylenko is good in the few action scenes she's in.
    5quincytheodore

    Momentum may not receive many merits from the story or consistency, but it delivers a decent action for simple movie night.

    It's quite ironic that the title is called Momentum seeing that the pace is rather slow for an action movie. Credit for trying to set up espionage twists along the bullet spree, but things eventually feel like they are conveniently forced to make the heroine look good. Still, Olga Kurylenko does look fittingly attractive and strong for the female role, the action is also fairly presentable for a leisure watch.

    Alex (Olga Kurylenko) is an operative who got caught in a web of conspiracy after a botched heist. She must try to survive from other agents while trying to figure out the secret agenda. Like Milla Jovovich or Angelina Jolie before her, Olga admittedly looks the part. She's nimble and athletic enough to pull off the operative persona, which is already half or even most of the movie's appeal.

    James Purefoy as Mr. Washington is convincing as the antagonist, it feels like he's comfortable on suave charismatic villain after his role in The Following series. Morgan Freeman rounds out the cast, he appears in so many movies lately and for a good reason, relatively. His past few roles might just be supporting ones but he does give air of authority when he's present and a famous name can't hurt.

    The main problem is the movie tries to incorporate too many angles, be it may the sinister villain and some unexpected allies. However, these subplots don't really mash well together, in the end it resorts to cheap Deus Ex Machina twist and even stalls the pace. Some of the characters might feel out of place or simply appear out of nowhere when plot demands them. The tricks used are far from refined, which make it even more far fetch when the movie tries too hard to sell them.

    These flaws notwithstanding, Momentum does offer what expected of it; a strong female lead shooting through and outsmarting her foes. It may not receive many merits from the story or consistency, at times it seems like watching a femme fatale wearing heavy plot armor. but it delivers a decent action for simple movie night.
    5jackmeat

    Nice low budget action flick

    SPOILER: My quick rating 5,3/10. A pretty straight forward action movie with a really kewl looking robbery to start off with. When the main character (Olga Kurylenko) is accidentally seen on a supposed diamond heist, she must run from those that hired them to steal the diamonds, or was it for the diamonds at all? This leads to a cat and mouse game between them and does involve some interesting action sequences along with a solid female lead to be reckoned with. Not really anything new but enough flare to hold your attention, especially for a limited budget flick. I wouldn't mind seeing a sequel to this (the ending sorta leaves the door open) since this movie did well with what it had to work with.
    4surenfut

    Campanelli's maiden attempt goes in vain!

    Without any new or unusual plot in his female centred action flick debutant director Stephen Campanelli has not succeeded.

    Myself tired on hearing 'One last mission', 'Find the secrets behind the mystery', 'where is the ____?' in action thrillers.

    Entire movie revolves between Olga (protagonist) & James Purefoy (antagonist). Torture scenes lead by James Purefoy shown him as a powerful villain. Former Bond girl Olga is not bad in action.

    Another keyword in the cast is Morgan Freeman. His presence as senator doesn't make any difference to me. Repeated story deflates the entire movie.

    Overall you can spend 90mins if you love to watch ladies in action, others please don't waste your time.
    7getuliohf

    It's a good thriller

    I didn't understand the reason why she was running away, but the action is good and the dynamics are amazing, so I think it worth watching. As any sort of this kind of movie, like spies or secret agents, some parts of the trama are just unbelievable because they are impossible to happen, but it's just a film. Fun, just that.

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    • Trivia
      The assassins are named after former US Presidents and a World War II General. The Presidents: Mr. Washington (George Washington), Ms. Clinton (Bill Clinton), Mr. Monroe (James Monroe). The General: Mr. Doug MacArthur (Douglas MacArthur).
    • Goofs
      Automobile windshields do not break as depicted (side and back windows, made of tempered glass, do, but not nearly that easily). Windshields are made of triplex safety glass, with two layers of glass with a clear adhesive layer between. When windshield glass breaks, it breaks like regular window glass, but the layer in between keeps the pieces from flying apart.
    • Quotes

      Senator: Is Alexis going to be greedy, too... or a martyr?

      Doug MacArthur: Well, she already has the diamonds, sir, so if I'm not mistaken, I believe that she just declared war.

      Senator: A martyr, then. Do you know what you have to be, to be a martyr, Doug?

      Doug MacArthur: No, sir.

      Senator: Dead.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Celebrated: Morgan Freeman (2015)

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    • Release date
      • October 16, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • South Africa
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Truy Sát
    • Filming locations
      • Cape Town, South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Azari Media
      • ORWO Film Distribution
      • Thaba Media
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $789,406
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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