Red Sparrow is not what it seems to be and that's actually a good thing. Reunited with director Francis Lawrence, Jennifer Lawrence brings the star power to this cold and rough thriller. This is not an action movie as it has barely any action sequences, but it's a clever and well thought out political drama. It's one of those few interesting cases when you can't quite read the protagonist, and Jennifer proves a wild card here. The chemistry just isn't there though, it's hard to buy Lawrence and Edgerton's romance. And it bothers a bit that all the russian folks are played by americans (it can't be that hard to find decent russian actors). But make no mistakes, this is a hell of ride, it's violent, it's brutal, and it's nasty bones will creep up on you.