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Beating the living daylights out of
rude people — it’s very hard not to
appreciate the premise behind the
Amazon movie Jolt. Oh, come on.
Don’t be so holier than thou. Don’t
tell me that you’ve never wanted to smack the
snot out of some prickly jerk who’s mouthing
off at an innocent cashier.
So, wait… am I the only one with anger
issues toward ignorant people? Well… I’m
working on it, okay? And I’m not the only
one. Kate Beckinsale is Lindy, a woman who
has a neurological disorder that puts her in
a spontaneous rage with adrenaline rushes
that give her super strength. This is especially
true when she comes across people who are
asshats — can I say that here? How about
plain mean?
Stanley Tucci plays Lindy’s therapist, and
he has outfitted her with a device that shocks
her entire system whenever she’s about to
thrash someone. Literally, the gizmo shocks
her with volts of electricity, so she doesn’t go
into a rage.
The Movie Column
By arts columnist Tom Sims
The movie opens with Lindy going on a
blind date with Justin (Jai Courtney). She is
planning to cancel the date before it begins,
but he convinces her to stay. Let’s say that the
server is a complete jerk. The gizmo fails. It
gets ugly, and the date is over.
Justin is persistent. He takes her on a second
date, and there is an instant connection.
The two have a wonderful time, and it appears
that Lindy is falling in love. The very next day,
Justin is found brutally murdered.
Lindy jumps into action and trying to find
Justin’s murder. The plot has a few interesting
turns, but honestly this is strictly a summefun
flick. The ending isn’t so impressive as
the premise — and I really wanted the whole
movie to rock. Still, it wasn’t so bad where you
turned it off in the middle. In the end, it was
either trying too hard or not hard enough. A
lot of star power was nearly squandered on
this one, but it had its moments.
One of Cape May Film Festival’s most
celebrated guests was featured in this film.
Susan Sarandon had a few lines. Her appearance
was so short and right at the quirky
and that I didn’t want to bring it up. So, that
said, for a gift certificate, be the first to email
flixyoumissed@gmail.com with the name of
any movie that any star mentioned here was
either nominated or won an Oscar for!
And if you see a movie reviewed here,
let me know (whether you have the same
opinion or not). I will use your message in
this column!
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