"HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A WOMAN POISONED" pretty much sums the whole movie. The movie is classified under the action-thriller genre. The protagonist, Kate is an assassin, posted in Tokyo for a mission. She works for Varrick who also shares a fatherly relationship with her as he was the one who took care of Kate and trained her when she was orphaned at a young age. But something happens in Tokyo which goes against Kate's ethics and she informs Varrick that the next mission would be her last. Soon after a night of partying, Kate wakes up to find herself poisoned with only a few hours to live. For the rest of the movie, she tears down Tokyo looking for the people who tried to kill her. It's not that Kate is not a good movie, but since there have been so many action-thrillers one after the other, that the action sequences, the plotlines, everything seems a little jarring. Kate being a professionally trained assassin can fight with anything. Guns, knives, hands, pots, pans, making it a delight to watch her take down the bad guys. Midway through her ferocious killing spree, she befriends the daughter of one of her previous victims, turning this cold-hearted killer into a tender, protective figure. The fight scenes in the movie are stylish and savvy. Winstead as the elite assassin is pretty convincing as an avenging-her-premature-death killer and Woody Harrelson, who has done better roles, smoothly slips into the role of a mentor. Kate could have been a good movie, but the overused, clichéd concept just about makes it fall short of being one. With a predictable ending, it makes you sorry for having invested close to 2 hours in this. Overall, if you are hard-pressed for choices, you should watch Kate, if not you can pretty much skip it. Released on: 10 September 2021, on Netflix Director: Cedric Nicolas Troyan Cast: Mary Elisabeth Winstead, Miku Martineau, Woody Harrelson By SB
