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Jolt

Jolt

2021

Tanya Wexler

Kate Beckinsale, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon, Jai Courtney ...

4.6

2,161

Action. Thriller A bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal. After the first guy she's ever fallen for is murdered, she goes on a revenge-fueled rampage to find the killer while the cops pursue her as their chief suspect.

	Media	Author	Review
		Calum Marsh The New York Times	"The plot, stretched thin even at just 90 minutes, is extremely predictable, and therefore boring, and the film doesn’t do enough with its high-concept shock-therapy conceit to feel fresh or novel."
		Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter	"What 'Jolt' lacks in originality and subtlety it at least somewhat makes up for in verve (...) [It] is not a terrible film, which is certainly not to say it’s good"
		Joe Leydon Variety	"A relentlessly busy and cacophonously noisy action film that often comes across as a Kmart version of 'Black Widow,'"
		Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"Kate Beckinsale’s furious heroine is electrically entertaining (...) [It] doesn’t take itself in the least bit seriously, which makes it even more fun (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Yolanda Machado The Wrap	"Beckinsale is just a joy to watch here, taking a character full of trauma and anger and turningt her into someone relatable and entertaining (...) “Jolt” won’t be the talk of awards season, but it knows how to entertain"
		Kate Erbland IndieWire	"You'd think a film about a woman with impulse control and super strength would have some pop. You would be wrong."
		Matt Goldberg Collider	"It feels like the evolution of films made cheaply, quickly, and easily"
		Tomris Laffly rogerebert.com	"A frantic and cold-to-the-touch film of anxious set pieces and paper-thin characters (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

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