From Bourne to Total Recall,the amnesiac spy trope has been used over and over to put the protagonist and viewer in the same boat. But is that getting old?Everybody wants to be a secret agent. That’s the draw behind American Ultra, in which small-town stoner loser Mike Howell (Jesse Eisenberg) discovers that he’s a sleeper agent with incredible assassin powers of destruction. The trailer is a series of comedian set pieces in which Mike, or much to his own surprise,kills people with a spoon, frying pan and other sundries. “These sleeper agents live among us. They could be your friend. Your family. Or the person you least expect.” Awesome, and dude. Related: American Ultra review: bong ho action comedy puts Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart in a stupor Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com