Director: Francis Lawrence Screenwriter: Justin Heather / Jason Matthews Starring: Jennifer Lawrence / Joel Edgerton / Matthias Schönell / Charlotte Ramplin / Mary-Louise Parker ... Genre: Drama / Suspense / Thriller Country/Region: American Chinese: English / Russian Release Date: 2018-03-02 (USA) Length: 140 minutes aka: Cardinal Agent (Hong Kong) / Red Sparrow / Red Swallow / Red Sparrow / Suzaku
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Cardinal is a suspense film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Hunel, Jeremy Irons, and Charlotte Ramplin.
The film tells the story of Russian ballet actress Dominica Yegorova, who was trained as an agent by the Secret Intelligence Service after ending her dancing career with an injury. She is sent to hunt down a CIA agent, Nathanier Nash, and the two accidentally fall in love, resulting in stories in which multiple lives are threatened.
Cardinal is a thriller suspense film released by Twentieth Century Fox Films. Based on the novel of the same name by Jason Matthews, the film tells the story of Russian ballerina Dominica Yegorova, who is trained as a deadly agent by the Secret Intelligence Service after ending her dancing career with an injury. She is sent to hunt down a CIA agent, Nathanier Nash, and the two accidentally fall in love, resulting in stories in which multiple lives are threatened.
Dominica (Jennifer Lawrence) is a ballet dancer who was injured in an accident that left her unable to continue running the dance business she loved. Later, Dominica was forced to train as a spy, code-named "Cardinal". She is assigned by her superiors to lurk next to a CIA agent named NathanNier (Joel Edgerton) to take the list of spies in his possession.
Who knows that the original scene actually made Dominica move the truth, she and Nathanier both fell into the love network, the latter also learned of Dominica's tragic life, in order to help her lover avenge, Nathanier decided to become a double agent, to help Dominica find out the Russian spy installed in the US military. And she also overcame all odds and returned to Moscow to become an American eyeliner.
Cardinal is a realistic but daring film. Unlike Theron's character in City of Extreme Cold, Cardinal is not an action film, but a complete spy film, mainly to create a suspenseful atmosphere, but the final ending is easy to guess, and the story itself is not as attractive as Lawrence's large-scale performance. The biggest problem with the film is the suspense and the preparation of the relationship between the characters, which is easier for the audience to guess and lack surprises. Although as a spy, Dominica has been circling between the United States and Russia, constantly changing roles to protect herself, but in the end, the ending does not give more surprises. Perhaps the Russian training of spies and the brutal encounters of the heroine shown in the film are more intriguing than the suspensefulness. ("Sohu Movie" review)
The film is rich in the color of "Color Ring" and "Infernal Affairs", which explores the patriotic sentiments of the spies and the entanglement between the perception of right and wrong. Although the pace is not tight enough, there are some details in the plot that are illogical, and there are many large-scale bridges that make people frown, but Lawrence's acting skills are superb, which perfectly interprets the story of the heroine. The film's visuals are also very rich and full, based on the cool colors of cold regions such as Northern Europe and Russia, and the colors of other elements such as costumes, architecture, and props are more vivid. (Time.com Review)
Jennifer Lawrence's Russian accent is stunning, and her acting skills support the bad script. Some of the scenes in the film are almost boring, but the actors' acting skills continue to save the mediocre story. (IndieWire review)
Jennifer Lawrence presents the audience with a true screen superstar posture in this film. She brings a different atmosphere to each scene, allowing the wavering audience to explore the direction of the plot with the protagonist. (Variety Review)
"Cardinal" seems to be able to attract a lot of audiences into the cinema, but it may disappoint the audience. The film's unusual plot setting and top-notch starring cast mix into a mediocre work. (The Hollywood Reporter review)
The film doesn't add much credit to Jennifer Lawrence's acting career, and the film itself isn't terrible, revealing a confusing weirdness at the beginning. The director is also not afraid to challenge the highest limits acceptable in today's cinemas, which have positive nudity, violent rape, suggestive incest, bloody violence, and a dark atmosphere of sexual innuendo, as well as many dazzling and unpleasant bridges. (Review by The Guardian)