Kate Beckinsale has a new movie out. It's called "Blackjack" and it's an action movie. Check it out now. Well, after reading it, there are some things I still need to say. Let’s talk about Pierre Morel, the director of “Blackbird” first. The name may seem unfamiliar, bu

Kate Beckinsale has a new movie out. It's called "Blackjack" and it's action. Check it out now.

Well, after reading this, there are some things I still need to say.

Let’s start with Pierre Morel, the director of “The Black Sparrow.” This name may seem a bit unfamiliar, but the two situations he created are still very powerful. One is " Violent Block " (also translated as "13 Blocks"), which combines parkour with action movies for the first time, creating a new field of action movies. The second one is "Rescue" directed by him, which made the literary and artistic boy Liam Neeson successfully transform in one fell swoop. He starred in one "Rescue" after another and became the familiar "Rescue Brother" in everyone's mind. He deserves a lot of credit.

holds two major IPs, Pierre Morel is proud enough as a director.

In addition to being a director, Pierre Morel is also a photographer. Under his control, there are also masterpieces such as "Fast Delivery" starring Jason Statham, and "Wolf Dog" starring Jet Li Movies such as "Danny" and " Ranger " performed well.

However, as a director, "Violent Street" and "Hurricane" are his only two successful works. Other than that, it's lackluster. Later, he also tried to promote Sean Penn's transformation, and the action movie "Call of Duty" they jointly created failed, and Sean Penn failed to become the second Liam Neeson. Later, he started again and wanted to make Jennifer Garner into a female version of Liam Neeson, and created "Peppermint" for her, but it still failed. Later, when he saw that the retired old people in the support office were not successful, he simply found the popular "Captain Marvel" Alison Brie and "Peacemaker" John Cena, and once again created " Freelancer ", but still Off the street.

In fact, as a director, "Violent Street" is Pierre Morel's debut film. "Taken" is his second work. With two popular works in a row, he should have been on the high road and reached the top step by step. As a result, it was subversive at the beginning, and then continued to decline, and there was no slightly better work. What a pity!

"Black Sparrow" is a new work directed by Pierre Morel. This time, he repeated his old tricks and invited the "Dark Goddess" Kate Beckinsale.

Kate Beckinsale, the work she really became famous for was "Pearl Harbor" directed by Michael Bay. A woman was caught between two handsome men, and her abnormal love made her popular.

After "Pearl Harbor". Everyone thought that Kate would follow the path of "American Sweet Sister" Meg Ryan, specializing in heart-warming love dramas. She did also appear in "Remote Control", " Fate and Destiny " and " Family Journey " 》 Such a heartwarming work. But as a sweet girl, she did not lie flat on this track. Instead, she turned around and filmed works with very different temperaments such as "The Truth Comes First" and "Van Helsing", and finally anchored in " Underworld " On this IP, there are 5 movies in one shot, becoming a classic vampire-themed movie series.

In this way, Kate Beckinsale went from the tender nurse in "Pearl Harbor" to the charming bride-to-be in "Destined to Be". Beckinsale with a dark temperament is even more charming. Then to the vampire princess with a dark temperament in "Van Helsing", which left a deep impression on people. "Destined" further established her status as a first-line female star in Hollywood.The beautiful female vampire portrayed in the "Underworld" series of movies has a heroic appearance, showing her cleanliness, licking blood with a knife edge, and her coexistence of sexiness and coldness. This series of movies has also become a classic in vampire movies.

Also because of the "Underworld" series, Kate Beckinsale has become the "Dark Goddess" in the minds of the public.

The IP that became popular at the same time as "Underworld" was "Resident Evil", and the latter also made six movies in one shot. Even after the finale, I want to restart this IP and continue filming.

Hollywood, of course, if you can, you should keep shooting until the last drop of residual value is squeezed out. However, just as Kate Beckinsale was unwilling to rely on the character of "Sweet Sister" to make money, in the face of the declining reputation and box office revenue, Kate decided to say goodbye to this series and had no intention of returning to it. Movie. In an interview, Kate answered the question about returning to "Underworld": "I will not come back. I have done a lot. There is no room for maneuver."

After filming the first part, Kate and Producer Ryan Wiseman is married. However, they filed for divorce in 2016. The couple had great differences and conflicts about movies, especially "Underworld", which eventually led to the breakdown of their relationship.

Kate Beckinsale, as a filmmaker, is still very ambitious. However, Hollywood's capital is driven by profit. Faced with Kate who is past the age of knowing her destiny, there are not so many resources to move closer to her.

After leaving "Underworld", Kate did not encounter any good scripts, and no well-known directors came to her to film, and she quickly fell into an embarrassing trough.

Therefore, when Pierre Morel found Kate Beckinsale, the two hit it off and both wanted to make a comeback and regain their glory.

Therefore, the significance of "Black Sparrow" in 2024 has become highlighted, especially for Pierre Morel and Kate Beckinsale. The same goes for their fans.

Therefore, when "Black Sparrow" came out, as an anticipator, my heart was excited and I quickly stopped down to watch it first.

After reading it, I was still a little disappointed. Even though the title of the film has suggested that it is "Blackjack", I still hope to see an action movie and hope that Kate Beckinsale can fight again. After all, Pierre Morel has already made Liam Neeson, Sean Penn, and Jennifer Garner shake their fists, so why can’t Kate?

However, "Black Sparrow" is really not an action movie, but an honest spy movie.

However, the current era is an era of declining agent movies. The era when guns and oars were wiped out while talking and laughing belonged to the era of Pierce Brosnan. Later agents have entered the era of tough guys, and even the Daniel Craig version of 007 is a typical action movie.

"Black Sparrow" does not focus on action, which is the biggest mistake. Kate Beckinsale still maintains a great figure, and her skills are still very fierce in the few movements. The film did not make full use of this, which is really a huge mistake. There is action, but not enough. At the very least, it disappointed fans.

In terms of the setting of the story, "Black Sparrow" is a bit like "True Lies" and " Mr. and Mrs. Smith". Kate Beckinsale is a CIA agent who can do almost anything. However, she herself kept a low profile, married a seemingly harmless doctor, and lived a peaceful life.

However, if nothing else, the accident happened. Kate's husband was kidnapped. The kidnapper's request was that Kate must provide a secret document called "Black Bird" to redeem her husband.

"Black Bird" is a national top-secret document and a list. It records the weaknesses of leaders of various countries. As long as you obtain this document, you can blackmail those political figures and do whatever you want.

For the sake of love, Kate must betray the CIA and steal this document.

Of course, her husband is actually the mastermind behind the scenes, and even marrying her is a trap, a clue laid.

Kate is caught in a dilemma between the bad guys and the CIA.

What should she do?

Use your brain? Or take action?

"Black Sparrow Agent" chooses to use his brain. Then, add not too much hands-on action. Turn the film into a fairly decent spy film.

However, there are already "Mission Impossible", " The Bourne Supremacy " and "007 vs. ***" series. There are also "True Lies" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", which are spy movies and couple jokes. Why can’t spy movies learn lessons from experience? What a weird thing.

Of course, for fans who used to like Kate Beckinsale, being able to see Kate still sassy is a big gain.

After all, the shelf life of Hollywood actresses is generally short. Even Emma Stone, who is in her prime, can already see her fatigue in "The Kind Kind" and "Poor Thing". Kate is already in her 50s, and it is very rare and amazing that she can still maintain such good health.

Of course, having said so much, in fact, "Black Sparrow" is just an online movie, and it has not even entered the theaters. It shows that Pierre Morel and Kate Beckinsale are still bowing their heads in the face of reality. If there is no big production, then they will enter the Internet to test the waters.

Only in the field of Internet majors, "Black Sparrow Agent" is undoubtedly a big production, the story is also very good, and it deserves praise.

Take a look and cherish it.