Gunpowder Milkshake

Overly familiar, highly stylised “action extravaganza” feels like a becalmed, noughties-era throwback that struggles to find its own identity, instead borrowing elements from KILL BILL, SHOOT ‘EM UP (Giamatti here is a reminder that I’m overdue a rewatch) and the cringy “girl power” of a CHARLIE’S ANGELS and regurgitating them with no real sense of a new or distinctive identity. Papushado is certainly not short of talent in his cast; there’s really no better line-up you could ask for than Gillan, Headey, Gugino, Yeoh and Bassett, but none of them are given the slightest of interesting things to do than mouth expository platitudes. Score largely reflective of my affection in seeing the cast, but would have loved to have seen them in something better.