Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin and his team of killers. Armed with her own set of lethal skills, Alex looks to exact revenge for her murdered friends while uncovering the truth.
Momentum is a by-the-numbers action thriller that borrows heavily from the Luc Besson school of female-assassin films without adding much of its own. The plot is a recycled government-conspiracy chase narrative with thin characterization and predictable beats. Acting is serviceable at best — Olga Kurylenko handles the physical demands competently but the script gives her little to work with, while James Purefoy's villain is campy but underdeveloped. Cinematography is the relative bright spot, with some slick South African locations and decent action staging. There is virtually nothing distinctive in its conception or voice — it treads well-worn genre ground without a unique angle. The ending resolves the immediate threat but leaves threads dangling in a way that feels more unfinished than deliberately open, likely due to sequel-bait intentions that never materialized.