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Proud Mary Movie Review

Name: Proud Mary Movie Review
Item: Proud Mary
Rating: 3.75
Author: Lalitha Mallikeswaran

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Review for the film " Proud Mary"

Streaming On: Netflix

Runtime: 01 Hour 29 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 12-01-2018

Genre: Thriller

Similar To: Ballerina (2024), Them That Follow, The Man With The Iron Heart, Zombies Vs. Robots

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CAST & CREW

Billy Brown

Danny Glover

Nancy Nayor

Taraji P Henson

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Producer:

Prajaka Ruokhande

Paul Schiff

Music Director:

Fil Eisler

Editor:

Evan Schiff

Director:

Babak Najafi

Supporting Actress:

Taraji P Henson

Costume Designer:

Deborah Newhall

Others:

Taraji P.Henson

First Assistant Director:

Mark Anthony Little

Co-Producer:

Andrea Ajemian

Director of Photography:

Dan Laustsen

Executive Producer:

Glenn S Gainor

Casting Director:

Nancy Nayor

Sound Effects Editor:

Andy Sisul

empty:

Michael Babcock

Screenplay Writer:

John Stuart Newman

Christian Swegal

Steve Antin

Story Writer:

John Stuart Newman

Christian Swegal

Foley Artist:

Melissa Kennelly

Production Designer:

Carl Sprague

Set Decorator:

Jennifer Engel

Makeup Artist:

Bryin Smoot

Special Effects Coordinator:

Michael James Ricci

Special Effects Technician:

Jason Joubert

Digital Compositor:

Francis Drolet

Compositor:

Carsten Dietz

Sound Mixer:

Kevin S Parker

Boom Operator:

Peter Stevenson

Supporting Actor:

Neal McDonough

Owen Burke

Margaret Avery

Xander Berkeley

Alex Portenko

Billy Brown

Therese Plaehn

Airon Armstrong

Danny Glover

Rade Serbedzija

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Starring Taraji P.Henson, Jahi D’Allo Winston, Billy Brown Billy Brown was born on October 30, 1970, in Ingle >> Read More... and Danny Glover Danny Lebern Glover is an American film director, >> Read More... , Proud Mary, directed by Babak Najafi, produced by Screen Gems and written by John S.Newman, Christian Swegal, and Steve Antin, is a 2018 American action thriller film. Dan Laustsen produces cinematography and Fil Eisler is in charge of music. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Plot

Mary, an assassin working in Boston, is tasked with taking out a hit on Marcus Miller, which leaves his young son Danny an orphan. Overwhelmed by a moral dilemma, Mary, who's kept a watchful eye on Danny ever since, must help him out of a bind after some serious trouble pops up with a drug dealer who Danny works for.

Star Performance

Taraji P. Henson does justice to her role as an empowering, strong female action lead. The rest of the cast is just as good, especially Danny Glover, who brings life to his character on-screen.

Analysis

Proud Mary is a sufficiently exciting action movie. It boasts a solid black female lead in a time when representation in action flicks for women who are POCs is not really abundant. Aside from the lead, Danny Glover and the rest of the cast deliver strong performances as well. The music is perfectly in sync with the movie thematically and the action sequences do a pretty good job if not the greatest. The softer side of morally grey individuals is explored in this movie, like the motherly behaviour on Mary's part and the affection she holds for the boy influencing her decisions despite keeping in touch with the cold, practical, ruthless side of her that comes with her job as a hitwoman.It's a great movie that inspires viewers to have more compassion in a cruel world, and work on being better human beings.

What’s There?

● Great acting, even better action sequences

● Engaging soundtrack

● Strong, inspirational message

What’s Not There?

● The plot is not as fleshed-out as it could have been

● Stunts could have been better

● Failed to cover some genuine realistic issues that cropped up in the movie

Verdict

Proud Mary is incredibly empowering from a gendered perspective, with the inclusion of and multi-layered portrayal of a solid black female lead. As an action movie however, it could definitely have been better. Both the storyline and some of the stunts could use some work, but it’s safe to say that it is not a tedious watch. It scores high in the representation department, includes realistic acting and is an engaging movie on it’s own.