![]() Anyway, they reveal themselves to find Ani dispensable, halfheartedly coming to her rescue. Her father is also the man Kate murdered ten months ago with a rifle from afar right in front of Ani’s eyes. ![]() ![]() It becomes apparent that the quickest way to the Yakuza leader (Jun Kunimura) is through his niece Ani (newcomer Miku Patricia Martineau, succeeding at foul-mouthed and rebellious spunk). Nevertheless, they trust each other and forge a path for themselves with him as her mentor and surrogate father. The details aren’t dived into, and they don’t need to be, as it’s clear that Varrick is an opportunistic molder of killers, preying on vulnerable and lost souls. He is also her family, bringing her into the fold and raising her as a guardian following some tragic incident with her biological parents. Kate’s handler is a man named Varrick (a seemingly bored Woody Harrelson). It would also be possible to overlook such a nonsensical plot device if Kate was going for preposterous and bonkers chaos (something like Crank), but here is a story much more grounded into this lifestyle she never had a choice of joining in the first place. If I were involved with the Yakuza and wanted a lethal lifetime killer dead through poisoning, I wouldn’t choose a specific kind that allows more than enough time for her to figure out what’s happening and enact her own revenge before crossing over another life. As retribution for picking off high-ranking numbers one by one as a career assassin, Kate (played with resilient ferocity by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is tricked into consuming a poison that will slowly kill her over 24 hours. Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miku Martineau, Woody Harrelson, Tadanobu Asano, Michiel Huisman, Jun Kunimura, Miyavi, Amelia Crouch, Ava Caryofyllis, Mari Yamamoto, and Kayuza Tanabe.Ī female assassin has 24 hours to get vengeance on her murderer before she dies.Īlready at a disadvantage for having a cookie-cutter script of Japanese crime and betrayal, Kate (as a character and a movie from director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan) is also saddled with a contrived plot set up that makes no logical sense on the part of the Yakuza villains. ![]()
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