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Plenty of build-up in Kate Beckinsale’s new movie, but no pay-off - Sydney Morning Herald

Plenty of build-up in Kate Beckinsale’s new movie, but no pay-off - Sydney Morning Herald

Plenty of build-up in Kate Beckinsale’s new movie, but no pay-off - Sydney Morning Herald
Jul 22, 2021 43 secs

The heroine Linda (Kate Beckinsale) suffers from problems with impulse control – in particular, a tendency to fits of violent rage aimed at anyone who gets on her nerves.

Lindy (Kate Beckinsale) finds herself in a shocking dilemma in Jolt.Credit:Amazon Prime Video.

This device is a mixed blessing as far as the film is concerned, since it leads to a whole series of vignettes that show Linda dispensing rough justice for 10 or 20 seconds at a time, before we snap back to the real world.

In theory, this waiting game ought to maximise the impact when Linda finally lets loose.

But after all the build-up, the pay-off doesn’t amount to much: the assumption seems to be that the female target audience will relish the idea of Linda taking control, but would be bored by fight scenes lasting more than a minute or two.

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