Anna is a needlessly over convoluted spy thriller that kept me invested throughout. This movie is about a model named Anna, who is secretly a spy for the KGB. Saha Luss gives a fantastic performance. She nails the physicality of the action scenes while also selling me on the emotional side of her character. Hellen Mirren gives a good performance in her supporting role. Luke Evans and Cillian Murphy both give great performances but they are severely underutilized. Luc Besson did an excellent job directing. The action scenes are incredibly fluid and brutal and the movie has a very sleek feel about it. Besson's screenplay though has some serious issues. The core story is great and compelling but the movie has a ridiculous amount of time skips with many of them being completely pointless. Also, this movie has an insane amount of sexual scenes which will turn people off. At 119 minutes the pacing is really good hardly ever slowing down though the time jumps make it hard to keep up with how far into the story we are. Overall, Anna is a very flawed movie and will not be for everyone, but I personally remained invested throughout.
7/10
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