I've been waiting this movie since it's trailer release and watched it as a first screening today, reason why, Jennifer Lawrence indeed, and the perfectly created trailer.

And I'm sad ... very sad

Red Sparrow isn't a good movie,and is a good movie, and that's bad, because you can see what it might have been. The story has intrigue built into it in a way that probably made perfect sense on the page; it just doesn't translate onto the big screen.

First, the movie was a different kind of spy movies, it was not the conventional James Bond type, since the spy here was not taught about weapons and explosives use, it was rather psychological, seductive manipulation type of spy.

AND THAT WAS A GOOD BEGINNING... until

Everything went wrong, the storytelling, the acting ( will pass by in a bit ), not to mention THE REMOVED SEXUAL SCENES from our country policy ,that influenced negatively the flow of the story. ( AN ACTUAL WHOLE SCENE REMOVED AND LEFT 3 SECONDS OF IT)

Jennifer Lawrence, the main reason i was waiting that movie, did a great job, it was so amazing to see her characterization of the lead character Dominika, her transformation from an innocent ballerina to a strong willed manipulative spy.

The movie's main attraction was the high intensity dramatic moments which all involved Dominika, the way she had to adjust herself into many situations.

BUT, it wasn't Jennifer's Best performance ...

The music score isn't bad after-all, it suits the tension, the first 10 Minutes was amazing.

The last 40 Minutes are well built and directed with a twisted ending .

The movie had a duration of more than 2 hours which for some audience might be a bit too long.

I overall liked the half of the movie, and the other half I was grinding.

I had high hopes of a unique spy thriller with Jennifer Lawrence playing the lead, i was somehow disappointed.

With sorrow i will rate this movie with a 7.5/10