The Chronicle

Killer hellbent on revenge

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KATE (MA15+) Rating NETFLIX

This aggressive action pic leaves its trail of broken the bones, pierced flesh and dead henchmen across front yard of the same thematic grindhouse as the recent releases Gunpowder Milkshake and Jolt. in In other words, the most efficient killing machines cent these movies are exclusivel­y female, and 101 per the of their collective body count is male. Hailing from same production company that gave us both the highly regarded John Wick series and the underrated a Charlize Theron thriller Atomic Blonde, Kate exudes steely technical proficienc­y that can border on the mesmerisin­gly artful. However, if you think too hard about its wonky storyline, the movie falls apart quicker than a balsawood car. Mary

Elizabeth Winstead has the title role, playing a veteran assassin who used to be, as the saying goes,

“big in Japan.” Now she’s been pumped full of poison and has just 24 hours left to live. Approximat­ely 23 hours and nd 59 59 and and minutes of that period will be devoted to finding ing finishing off those responsibl­e for this toxic mishap. The other 60 seconds will cover Kate’s unlikely in bonding with a little girl whose dad was killed back the day by you-know-who.

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