Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
A ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
Kate is a competent but derivative action-thriller that leans heavily on familiar tropes: the dying assassin seeking revenge, neon-soaked Tokyo streets, and an unlikely surrogate-parent bond. The plot offers little that hasn't been seen in similar genre entries. Mary Elizabeth Winstead commits to the role with physicality and presence, elevating the material above its script. Tokyo's nighttime visuals provide some stylish cinematography but feel familiar from countless other neo-noir action films. The ending is predictable and emotionally unsatisfying, failing to deliver the catharsis the setup promises. Overall a watchable but forgettable genre exercise.