An unfounded spy thriller is an unlikely success story on Netflix

The mid-budget spy thriller has been a cinematic staple for the longest time, with its fast-paced espionage stories providing extremely fertile ground for filmmakers. participating filmmaking. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean we get a quality guarantee based on a mere survival project, with a disastrous 2015 Survivor a major case in point.

On paper, there’s more than enough premise and names attached to offer a worthwhile addition to a genre that has long since reached saturation point. A foreign intelligence officer played by action veteran Milla Jovovich is framed for a terrorist attack she has nothing to do with, forcing her to go on the run.

One major problem is the veteran elite assassin stalking her, who happens to be played by former James Bond Pierce Brosnan. Bring in a supporting cast that includes Angela Bassett, Dylan McDermott and Frances de la Tour, with V for vendettaDirected by James McTeigue, and surely you have the recipe for success?

In short, no. Survivor It’s not as enticing and formulaic as its title, and the 8% score on Rotten Tomatoes is pretty much what it deserves. There’s so much proven talent involved in delivering something so trivial that it hurts, but since we’re talking about a B-class activist with some recognizable faces, the guy Risky fool has still managed to jump up eighteen spots on Netflix’s most watched list since yesterday, according to FlixPatrol.