SURVIVOR (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil), Pierce Brosnan (Goldeneye), Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story), Angela Bassett (Malcolm X), Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), James D’Arcy (Broadchurch)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

James McTeigue (V For Vendetta), director; Philip Shelby (film debut), writer; Boaz Davidson (The Legend of Hercules), Matthew O’Toole (Before I Go To Sleep), Charles Winkler (Rocky Balboa) and Irwin Winkler (Goodfellas), producers; Ilan Eshkeri (The Invisible Woman), composer; Danny Ruhlmann (The Raven), cinematographer; Kate Baird (The Silent Storm), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A Foreign Service Officer (Jovovich), recently posted to the US Embassy in London, finds herself on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit, and is hunted down not only by the authorities but also by a deadly assassin known as The Watchmaker (Brosnan) who had previously tried to target her in a bombing…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Survivor is a classy pumped-up action flick with high-octane set pieces and a starry cast to make up for its stale storyline.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2015

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