Kate

Name: Kate
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: September 10, 2021
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Amelia Crouch, Ava Caryofyllis, Elysia Rotaru, Eoin O'Brien, Gemma Brooke Allen

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Netflix | Release Date: September 10, 2021 | R

Starring: Amelia Crouch, Ava Caryofyllis, Elysia Rotaru, Eoin O'Brien, Gemma Brooke Allen, Hirotaka Renge, Jun Kunimura, Kazuya Tanabe, Mari Yamamoto, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michiel Huisman, Miku Patricia Martineau, Miyavi, Patrick Newall, Tadanobu Asano, Ulf Pilblad, Woody Harrelson

Summary: After she’s irreversibly poisoned, 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.

Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 106 min

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The Playlist Charles Barfield

Sep 10, 2021

For those just looking for bones breaking, faces getting stabbed, assassins delivering perfect headshots, Kate more than delivers. This film is a solid, fun action-thriller in a world filled with subpar ‘Wick’-ian clones. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Sep 9, 2021

So, yes: “Kate” is “John Wick” meets “Die Hard” meets “Collateral” meets “Kill Bill all the Volumes” and we’ve seen it all before and you’re not going to get much in the way of original plot, but what you WILL get is a grindhouse of a good time with some bleak and wickedly sharp humor, screen-popping visuals and some pretty great fight choreography. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Sep 8, 2021

It would be a stretch to call Kate a modern Western, but it has a certain gunslinger sensibility that mitigates any self-conscious edginess. There’s even a modicum of poignancy as Winstead fights her personal battle through increasing bodily disrepair. Despite the existence of so many movies like it, Kate tires you out on its own terms. Read full review

Bob Strauss

Sep 9, 2021

Kate looks like most other productions from 87North, the company behind such cinematic cage fights as Atomic Blonde and the John Wick films. Honestly, this could have been called “Nuclear Brunette.” But with heart. Read full review

Screen Rant Molly Freeman

Sep 3, 2021

Like many of Netflix's original movies, Kate feels like another release that had potential to be good, but falls well short of the mark. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Odie Henderson

Sep 10, 2021

Umair Aleem’s script is so paint-by-numbers familiar that it leaves you wishing you’d watched one of the better movies it’s ripping off. Read full review

Laura Sirikul

Sep 2, 2021

Kate is a bland and unoriginal action movie that fails to make us care about its title character. Read full review

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kimbleag

Sep 11, 2021

For a simple action film I thought it was brilliant, beautiful pictures, beautiful scenes, lots of neon lights, good actors and would even put it on a par with John Wick. But tastes are just different, I do not know what others expect from an action movie?

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roastnut

Sep 17, 2021

Considering the amount of junk on Netflix, this is a 5* film, so to balance the scoring I gave it a 10. I'd say 8 is a fair score. It's a really enjoyable popcorn movie that is done really well. The girl is a really natural and good actor, would be interested to see what else she can doConsidering the amount of junk on Netflix, this is a 5* film, so to balance the scoring I gave it a 10. I'd say 8 is a fair score. It's a really enjoyable popcorn movie that is done really well. The girl is a really natural and good actor, would be interested to see what else she can do if given a meatier role. Very entertaining.… Expand

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MahnoorKhan

Nov 23, 2021

I will not judge this movie based on its predictable story because, to be honest, I enjoyed this movie and there were some best things about this movie which made it interesting.

Mary Elizabeth is a perfect choice for the lead role. Her action sequences, fighting style, emotions, physicalI will not judge this movie based on its predictable story because, to be honest, I enjoyed this movie and there were some best things about this movie which made it interesting.

Mary Elizabeth is a perfect choice for the lead role. Her action sequences, fighting style, emotions, physical look indeed everything is superb. She makes the movie engaging till the end.

Visually this movie is excellent. The Cinematography, fighting sequences and direction is superb. I loved this movie.… Expand

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TVJerry

Sep 15, 2021

Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays the titular character, yet another pro assassin who’s trying to track down the person responsible her poisoning. The only new thing this adds is that she has 24 hours to live. She even teams up with a Japanese teen for some emotional weight. This is latest entryMary Elizabeth Winstead plays the titular character, yet another pro assassin who’s trying to track down the person responsible her poisoning. The only new thing this adds is that she has 24 hours to live. She even teams up with a Japanese teen for some emotional weight. This is latest entry into the fast-growing kick-ass chicks genre, like the recent Amazon release Jolt. The action is what make them matter and there are some well-choreographed fights with plenty of breaking bones, flying bodies and endless bullets. Otherwise, it’s pretty much standard fare.… Expand

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ChanekeCholo

Dec 13, 2021

It starts very well, everything was so much bold, the action scenes, the cinematography, the visual effects and last but not least the acting from Mary Elizabeth Winstead, she's on fire in this character. But the more advances, the more loses all the good stuffs.

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UncleWillard

Sep 13, 2021

Kate honestly started out okay for me. Seemed like a pretty, by the numbers techno thriller, but the fight scenes were excellent. Kudos to Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who seemed to have trained hard for this and it showed. Lot of kinetic energy and very colorful action made it visuallyKate honestly started out okay for me. Seemed like a pretty, by the numbers techno thriller, but the fight scenes were excellent. Kudos to Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who seemed to have trained hard for this and it showed. Lot of kinetic energy and very colorful action made it visually appealing until that wore off, and I started paying attention to what was a pretty bland plot. I think they were going in the right direction, but about half to 3/4 into the movie, I felt myself reaching for my phone. By the end, I had no idea what was going on, and didn't really care. Wouldn't mind seeing Winstead in another action movie, though. She certainly showed her chops.… Expand

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MaxPayneIsGod

Dec 9, 2021

Another Netflix movie that exists for no other reason then to rob you of two hours of your life and keep you sitting in front of their platform so you're not doing something productive.

Kate is a John Wick clone, its part Crank, part Ava, part Atomic Blond and could never have lived up toAnother Netflix movie that exists for no other reason then to rob you of two hours of your life and keep you sitting in front of their platform so you're not doing something productive.

Kate is a John Wick clone, its part Crank, part Ava, part Atomic Blond and could never have lived up to its aspirations (2 of those movies are just as bad as this). It brings nothing new to the table, you have seen all this before.

Its watchable for about 30 minutes and then the story introduces one of the worst side-kicks of recent memory and its all downhill from there.

The over-reliance on digital effects and gore added post-production makes it look like a video game, and a bad one at that.

All this movie serves to do is add weight to the argument that streaming services are killing the "art" of cinema.… Expand

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