Welcome back for another round of The Reel Film Nerds! This week Mike and Matt discuss the spy thriller Red Sparrow! Matt is not a huge fan of all the torture and beatings or the constant flip flopping. Mike thought it was great especially all the twists and turns, it kept him guessing! Mike rated it 3.5 out of 5 Reels and Matt rated it 2.5 out of 5 Reels. Remember our podcast’s are SPOILER RIDDEN!!
Red Sparrow
Director: Francis Lawrence
Writers: Justin Haythe (screenplay by), Jason Matthews (based upon the book by)
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Storyline from IMDB
A young Russian intelligence officer is assigned to seduce a first-tour CIA agent who handles the CIA’s most sensitive penetration of Russian intelligence. The two young officers collide in a charged atmosphere of trade-craft, deception, and inevitably forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but the lives of others as well.