Is the 2021 major heroine action movie “overwhelming”? Killers, agents, bodyguards, special forces scream revenge.
This year, female celebrities want to be popular in the film and television circle Changhong, starring in action movies, transforming “Martial arts actress”, is undoubtedly a good choice.
Earlier classic heroine action films “Tomb Raider“, “Kill Bill“, “Nikita“, “Alien“, “Resident Evil“, “Lucy“, etc., successfully created many screen macho girls who can “fight” to help the big girl The masters have secured the first-line coffee position.
This year’s heroine action movies and episodes are particularly numerous, including Scarlett Johansson’s “Black Widow“, Karen Sheila Gillan “Gunpowder Milkshake“, Kate Beckinsale “Jolt“, Maggie Q “The Protégé“… and September 10 The upcoming “Kate“.
Judging from the IMDb score, most of the works that have been released are around 6 points, and most of the Rotten Tomatoes scores are passing.
Although the performance of some popular films is not satisfactory, the craze for “Martial arts actress” should continue, and even overflow.
With the awakening of female consciousness and the prevalence of feminism, the works of major heroines have been sought after by the market, and the image of “Martial arts actress” has become very popular.
More and more action actresses and super heroines appear on the screen/screen.
However, the heroines of ordinary movies and dramas rely on acting to prop up the works, but not everyone can be the actresses of action movies.
In addition to the sexy and glamorous appearance and business ability, the skill of each move, the coordination of action and fighting, etc., all affect the personality charm of the “Martial arts actress”.
Nowadays, there are very few fierce female stars who are hard on the bridge and hard horse like back then, and they don’t have enough skill, and they often get special effects.
This article lists 10 major actress action movies/dramas (7 movies, 3 dramas) from abroad this year, most of which belong to the theme of revenge.
Nearly half of them (“Kate“, “Gunpowder Milkshake“, “Sentinelle” and “Kingdom: Ashin of the North“) were created by Netflix, and Disney’s non-live-action film “Raya and The Last Dragon” was not included in the list.
These heroine identities include: killers, agents, bodyguards, special forces, and superheroes.
Martial arts actress is coming, let’s see which work A is bursting!
“Kate”
Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michiel Huisman, Woody Harrelson, Tadanobu Asano, Elysia Rotaru
Release date: September 10 (US network)
Rating: Rotten Tomatoes 29% (14 ratings)
Story introduction: The always ruthless criminal agent is unfortunately poisoned, and only less than 24 hours are left to avenge the enemy.
In the process, she actually established an unexpected friendship with the daughter of the person she had victimized in the past.
Netflix claims that the film has the style of “Kill Bill” and “Nikita“.
In the preview previously exposed, the neon flashing Tokyo is haunted by fierce killers.
The protagonist Winstead appeared with short hair and held double guns. Whenever she didn’t agree with her, she would fight hard. The action scene looked exciting and sensational.
In addition, the producer of this film is David Leitch of “John Wick“, “Deadpool 2” and “Atomic Blonde“, which is very exciting.
However, the first batch of reviews exposed recently was extremely poor, and the media freshness of Rotten Tomatoes was only 29%.
Related Post: Netflix action movie “Kate” release trailer.
“Screaming Queen” Transformation to “Martial arts actress”: Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Winstead, who has been in Hollywood for more than 20 years, was previously labelled the “Queen of Screaming” because he often starred in desperate beauties in horror films.
Winstead, now 36, dreams of becoming an action actress.
In 2016, “10 Cloverfield Lane” made her perform in the field of action movies.
Winstead said at the time, “For many years I have hoped to be a female version of John McClane-I want to play such a role, but also want to see such a role on the screen, even if it is not played by me. I like those who can fight. Kung Fu heroes, but we rarely see women playing such roles…”
Around 2019, she immediately won three A-rated action movies: “Gemini Man“, “Birds of Prey” and “Kate“.
The performance of the first two films was mediocre. This time, Winstead played the leading role in “Kate” and played the hardcore “Martial arts actress”. She hopes to successfully transform and establish a representative screen image for herself.
“Black Widow”
Director: Cate Shortland
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, Ever Anderson
Release date: July 9 (U.S./U.S. network)
Rating: IMDb6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 79% (423 ratings), Mtime.com 6.4
Story introduction: Scarlett Johansson reappears in a jersey and plays Natasha again. With the emergence of a new rival, the dark past of the first-generation reunion heroine is about to unveil the hidden veil.
This film is undoubtedly the most watched heroine action film this year.
As MCU’s second female superhero movie, it is also the last MCU movie in which Natasha participated.
The film tells the story of Natasha Romanov’s prequel, reveals her spying career, and will also lead to her successor-“Second Generation Black Widow” Yelena.
“Black Widow” brought an end to the first generation of reunion. The film received mediocre response abroad, and the word-of-mouth box office did not meet expectations, and there was no news of introduction in China.
At present, the North American box office of the film is 183 million U.S. dollars, and the global gross box office is 372 million U.S. dollars.
In addition to the film, Scarlett Johansson and Disney fell into a “war of words” because of the movie’s mixed distribution in violation of the original contract.
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MCU heroine: Scarlett Johansson
Since the first appearance of Black Widow in “Iron Man 2” in 2010, she has shined in a series of Marvel works.
The black widow, who was originally a second-line hero in the comics, has become the number one heroine in the MCU after Scarlett’s successful interpretation.
Scarlett has also gained popularity all over the world with the role of the black widow, and her super popularity has also made the widow sister the first actress with a box office of more than 10 billion in mainland China.
During the role of Black Widow, in 2014 Scarlett also starred in a major heroine action science fiction film “Lucy“, incarnation of a superwoman “Lucy” with 100% brain development and superpowers.
In 2017, she starred in the comic action film “Ghost in the Shell“, which also has a sense of futuristic science fiction and cool action scenes.
“Gunpowder Milkshake”
Director: Navot Papushado
Starring: Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett
Release date: July 14 (U.S.)
Rating: IMDb6.0, Rotten Tomatoes 61% (125 ratings), Mtime.com 6.0
Story introduction: This film is a female-led high-concept assassin-themed movie about three generations of female killers working hard to stop the lingering vicious circle of violence in their lives in one night.
As a “fighting cool film”, the film is like a reprint of the movie “John Wick“, many settings are directly imitated, but the killer becomes a woman.
In addition to “Nebula” Karen Gillan in the MCU, the cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Lena Headey in “Game of Thrones“, Angela Bassett in “Black Panther“, and actor Paul Giamatti.
“Nebula” Karen Gillan is portrayed as an invincible and invincible super killer, and the “Wonder Women’s Five” team is extraordinary.
The score of the film IMDb6.0 is still passing, but the most interesting action scenes are still being “too perfunctory” by netizens, “flower fist embroidered legs are soft and weak”, “reaction speed is not fast enough” and so on.
Related Post: “Gunpowder Milkshake” reveals character posters.
The “Blue Sister” with beautiful legs: Karen Gillan
Entering the audience’s vision with “Doctor Who“, through the corner of MCU “Nebula” and the famous “Jumanji” series of movies, Karen Gillan was born in the UK in 1987.
This “Blue Sister”, who has been buried by Marvel with a face-defying appearance, has a tall figure of nearly 1.8 meters.
Back then, in order to play “Nebula”, the cold-blooded space killer in Guardians of the Galaxy, Karen Gillan sacrificed his good looks and red hair to join the MCU.
After that, he played his comedy specialty in “Jumanji” and contributed a lot of hormonal action scenes.
Now in the action film “Gunpowder Milkshake“, the goddess with long legs is directly transformed into a passionate female man, as if to develop into an action star.
“The Protégé”
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Maggie Q, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, David Rintoul, Patrick Malahide
Release date: August 20 (United States)
Rating: IMDb6.6, 61% of Rotten Tomatoes (99 ratings)
Story introduction: The film tells the story of the murder of the female killer Anna’s mentor and her alliance with Rembrandt, who is bound to find the truth and get revenge.
Starring Maggie Q, the beautiful and sassy female killer makes people dream of “Nikita“.
The co-star of the film is very luxurious: “Batman” Michael Keaton + “S.H.I.E.L.D. Director” Samuel L. Jackson + “T-1000” Patrick Malahide.
The director is Martin Campbell, who has directed “Casino Royale” and “The mask of Zorro“. He is 81 years old this year.
Samuel L. Jackson plays Maggie Q’s mentor in the film. When he is murdered, the female murderer gestures to find the truth and revenge.
The film was released last month. In terms of word of mouth, some film critics believe that the film once again proves that Maggie Q is the best action actress of the moment.
But some film critics also complained, “Martin Campbell tried to add a few random ingredients to the feast of five main dishes, because he knew this might be the last time he showed his skills, but what he showed in the kitchen was just a mess.”
Related Post: Maggie Q’s “The Protégé” Exposure Official Trailer.
“Secret Agent Queen”: Maggie Q
From “Naked Weapon“, “Mission Impossible 3” and “Nikita“… to now “The Protégé“, “Secret Agent Queen” Maggie Q has appeared in a series of blockbuster action movies.
Maggie Q is sassy and beautiful, with a variety of styles, conquering Hollywood with an action movie.
In 2002, “Naked Weapon” by Maggie Q and Daniel Wu established her acting label as a “sexy killer” and helped her break into Hollywood in the future.
“Nikita“, which starred in 2010, created a history of Asian actresses starring in the leading roles of America’s most popular drama series.
“Jolt”
Director: Tanya Wexler
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Stanley Tucci, Bobby Cannavale, Susan Sarandon, Jai Courtney
Release date: July 23 (United States)
Rating: IMDb5.5, Rotten Tomatoes 41% (70 ratings)
Story introduction: It tells the story of Lindy, a beautiful and funny beauty bodyguard. After the first man she fell in love with was killed, she became furious and started a revenge.
The police regarded her as the main suspect and pursued her.
The film is described as a female version of “Crank“. The heroine played by Kate Beckinsale suffers from a rare neurological disorder and has a tendency to violence since childhood.
She learns without a teacher, has mastered many fighting skills, and kills all quarters when she gets angry.
When her emotions are out of control, she can only use a special electrode device to shock herself to dispel this sudden impulse.
Related Post: “Jolt” starring Kate Beckinsale revealed trailer.
The old goddess re-acts “Martial arts actress”: Kate Beckinsale
Known as the “British Rose”, Kate Beckinsale once became popular all over the world with “Pearl Harbor“.
Later, in search of a breakthrough, he appeared in 5 action films such as “Underworld” and “Van Helsing“, and became a sassy “Martial arts actress”.
Now 48-year-old Kate Beckinsale has been off the screen for many years and once again starred in an action movie, transforming into a violent woman in “Jolt“.
“Sentinelle”
Director: Julien Leclercq
Starring: Olga Kurylenko, Marilyn Lima, Michel Nabokoff, Carole Weyers
Release date: March 5 (France)
Rating: IMDb4.7, Rotten Tomatoes 70% (10 ratings)
Story introduction: A well-trained French soldier was sent home after being injured in a combat mission.
She will use her extremely lethal skills to hunt down the man who hurt her sister.
This film is a French action film produced by Netflix.
The younger sister was brutally injured, and the sister of the special forces who suffered from the war stress syndrome (PSTD), single-handedly used violence to combat violence and bloodbath the gang.
The film is 80 minutes long and has an IMDb rating of 4.7. Some commentators said that “the plot is compact but some illogical jumps” and “the story is split before and after it seems to be stuck together.”
The film is weak, but you can still see Olga Kurylenko’s extraordinary fighting action scenes.
One of the most beautiful “007 actresses”: Olga Kurylenko
Ukrainian beauty Olga Kurylenko, starred in “Quantum of Solace” in 2008, is one of the most beautiful Bond girls and has a great reputation.
Later, he co-starred in the science fiction film “Oblivion” with Tom Cruise.
She is also the heroine of action movies such as “Hitman” and “The November Man”. She also collaborated with Tony Leung on the upcoming crime film “FOX HUNT“.
Olga Kurylenko “Quantum of Solace“
With a body of 1.75 meters, the appearance is somewhat similar to that of Maggie Q.
In this year’s hot film “Black Widow“, Olga also starred, playing the villain role “Taskmaster”, and has many fights with the black widow.
However, the character was covered tightly, only showing a few shots, and showing the person in a disfigured image. For the character Olga, he did not hesitate to sacrifice the charming appearance.
“Vanquish”
Director: George Gallo
Starring: Ruby Rose, Morgan Freeman, Patrick Muldoon, Julie Lott, Nick Vallelonga
Release date: April 16 (United States)
Rating: IMDb2.7, Rotten Tomatoes 5% (62 ratings)
Story introduction: It tells the story of a retired police chief who kidnapped the daughter of his caregiver and forced her to help him find out the corrupt detectives in the team in an attempt to purify the city.
“John Wick: Chapter 2” action actress Ruby Rose, Morgan Freeman co-starred.
Ruby Rose becomes the “strongest mother”, in order to save the kidnapped daughter, confronts the head of the black police group played by Morgan Freeman.
IMDb2.7 and Rotten Tomatoes’ 5% score are enough to dissuade a large group of people, so the plot angle is not recommended.
However, those who like “cool girl” Ruby Rose, a hardcore hit girl style, and those who are interested in motorcycle action movies, can take a look.
The most handsome and cool girl: Ruby Rose
Ruby Rose, born in Australia and naturally beautiful, announced to her mother that she was coming out at the age of 12.
In 2015, Ruby Rose gained a large number of fans with the hit American drama “Orange Is the New Black“.
After that, she starred in “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter“, “xXx: Return of Xander Cage“, “John Wick: Chapter 2” and other A-level action blockbusters.
Ruby Rose, with a sassy figure and sharp skill, has always maintained a neat and handsome short hair and a neutral image.
Many of Ruby Rose’s supporting roles are very challenging, and as a leading heroine, it may be a bit difficult to play the leading role in this “Vanquish“.
This year, Ruby Rose also starred in a counter-terrorism action film “SAS: Red Notice“, which was released in the UK on March 12.
“Kingdom: Ashin of the North” (킹덤: 아신전)
Director: Seong-hoon Kim
Starring: Gianna Jun, Byung-eun Park, Si-ah Kim, Roe-ha Kim, Gu Kyohwan
Release date: July 23 (South Korea)
Rating: IMDb7.1, Mtime.com 6.7
Story introduction: It tells the story of a woman named Ashin who came to the north of the kingdom to find the origin of the zombie virus.
Korean zombie drama “Kingdom” side story “Kingdom: Ashin of the North“.
Co-starring by Gianna Jun, Byung-eun Park, etc., “Kingdom” screenwriter Eun-hee Kim, directed by the director of the first season, Kim Sung Hoon.
This work focuses on the prequel story of “Ashin” played by Gianna Jun, who appeared at the end of the second season.
Gianna Jun plays the heroine Ashin, the incarnation of the dark BOSS, a character who doesn’t say much, and a bloody revenge with a bow, killing the whole audience.
Related Post: “Kingdom: Ashin of the North” Trailer exposure.
“The Equalizer Season 1”
Director: Liz Friedlander, Solvan Naim
Starring: Queen Latifah, Chris Noth, Lorraine Toussaint, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg
Release date: February 7 (U.S.)
Rating: IMDb4.8, Rotten Tomatoes 67%
Story introduction: Tell the story of a figure with a mysterious past and extraordinary skills hiding in the city, helping innocent and helpless civilians, and the CIA and others will reappear in her life.
This is the third time the “The Equalizer” series has been filmed into a film and television work.
The new drama version “The Equalizer” is similar to the movie version starring Denzel Washington and the old drama version (also produced by CBS) from 1985 to 1989, except that the protagonist is replaced by a black woman.
She uses her special skills to help those who are desperate.
There are two movie versions, produced by Sony Pictures and directed by Antoine Fuqua.
The new drama will skip the movie version of Denzel and directly become the restart version of the old American drama.
“Kung Fu”
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper, Joe Menendez, Michael Goi
Starring: Olivia Liang, Eddie Liu, Ludi Lin, Tzi Ma, Shannon Dang
Release date: April 7 (U.S.)
Rating: IMDb5.2, Rotten Tomatoes 86%
Story introduction: After dropping out of college, a Chinese-American girl came to a Chinese temple to study martial arts. She was inadvertently involved in a triad conspiracy and was hunted down by many people.
While working hard to protect herself, she also had to find out who murdered her mother.
The CW drama “Kung Fu” is a remake of the same name from 1972. The original old drama is a follow-up series produced in the United States after Bruce Lee’s Kung Fu boom.
At the time, the protagonist was the American white male star David Carradine (Bill in Quentin’s “Kill Bill“).
The protagonist of the new play has been replaced by an Asian woman, starring 28-year-old Olivia Liang (“The Vampire Diaries“). The other main actors are also Asian faces, and Christina M. Kim is the screenwriter.
Girls of Chinese descent use kung fu to punish evil and promote good and fight crime. There has been constant controversy after the show of Chinese kung fu elements, which can be seen from the extremely high score of 86% of Rotten Tomatoes and the failure of IMDb5.2.
