Everly (2014)

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Did you people see the same film I saw?

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

One of the worst movie ever, all you see is blood and boobs

Can't understand why there's so much bad rating about this movie. This movie is perfect! There are some minor flaws, as others action movies have, but this... It's just perfect. It's like Desperado, like there's more money for Robert Rodriguez to do a better a better movie. If you don't care about perfectness, just watch it to have some fun with some crazy action movie, go and watch it.

This is the story of a kidnapped woman who faces down hit men sent by a mob boss/her captor while trying to protect her family from his wrath.This is pure over the top fun, at times very brutal. It's a film that feels like something that Luc Besson or Robert Rodriguez would of done. Its a crazy ride. Being set mostly in one room it keeps you engaged and captivated through the way it is shot. Selma Hayek returns to her early action film roots and shows she can still kick ass. There are some scenes that are brutal and some what disturbing. its a crazy wild fun ride that has less plot and more over the top action, true action fans will love this film.

I was in my local video store (yes, there are still some around!) when the clerk rewarded my loyalty by giving me a free rental. My top picks were all out, and in desperation I picked up the Blu-ray of this movie. I wasn't expecting much, to be honest, just the hope that the movie would quench a little of my thirst for B movie action.Well, I wasn't expecting this! "Everly" blew away my modest expectations by being a top grade action movie. It has an interesting set-up, that being that almost all of the movie takes place in one basic location (a penthouse suite and the outside hallway). That would hamper many filmmakers trying to avoid monotony, but these filmmakers managed to do so. The action is not just plentiful, but it is filled with variety, so it never gets dull. Another reason why the action doesn't get dull is that there are some breaks in the action here and there, breaks that do things like add new twists to the plot.Speaking of the plot, I will admit that the script has some things that are hard to swallow. Although the script has Salma Hayek's character losing the upper hand several times, it eventually becomes hard to believe that for the majority of the time this initially wimpy woman again and again defeats the bad guys coming in to kill her. Also, if she has access to a telephone, why doesn't she call the FBI or the media to tell them what's happening? (For that matter, why don't the building's neighbors notice all the noise coming from the explosions and fired guns?)But if you are willing to overlook script weaknesses such as those and simply want to be thrilled and rocked by action, suspense, and mayhem, the movie does deliver. It's too bad the movie got into the hands of the Weinstein brothers, since once again they had a potential blockbuster that they didn't give much of a theatrical release (if any, that is.) But I think that with DVD, cable, and Netflix, "Everly" will build a solid cult audience over the next few years.