American Ultra
Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.
Critics Sentiment
Mike kills two Toughguy agents using a spoon weapon
Phoebe reveals she was CIA agent assigned as Mike's handler
The film peaks with the inventive spoon fight scene but crashes when Phoebe's CIA reveal feels dramatically unearned
American Ultra starts promisingly with good stoner comedy chemistry between Eisenberg and Stewart, particularly in intimate character moments. However, reviewers consistently noted the film's struggle with tonal balance, praising individual action sequences while criticizing the convoluted CIA plot and inconsistent execution. The film's identity crisis between stoner comedy and action thriller ultimately prevented it from succeeding fully at either genre.
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Jesse Eisenberg
Mike Howell
Kristen Stewart
Phoebe Larson
Topher Grace
Adrian Yates
Connie Britton
Victoria Lasseter
Walton Goggins
Laugher
John Leguizamo
Rose
Bill Pullman
Krueger
Tony Hale
Agent Peter Douglas
Stuart Greer
Sheriff Bernie Watts
Michael Papajohn
Otis
Monique Ganderton
Crane
Nash Edgerton
Beedle
Paul O'Connor
Diesel
Freddie Poole
Potter
Ilram Choi
Newton
James Bendishaw
Bourbon
Lavell Crawford
Big Harold
Sam Malone
Quinzin
Jim Klock
Deputy Labutte
Wayne Péré
Deputy Krantz
Crew
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