It is a simple scene of her beating the crap out of him with a shower knob that shows the viewer that she is taking back the power, that her body is hers and hers alone. She asserts the idea that her body is hers to give to whom she chooses in another powerful scene where a fellow student, angry that she is better than him, tries to force himself on her. Except its here that Dominika finds her power and regains possession of what the state has taken from her. This trap her uncle has set for her forces her to be sent to, as Dominika refers to it, “whore-school,” again reinforcing the idea that her body does not belong to her, it belongs to her country and everyone who would take advantage of that. Ignoring the things that make people uncomfortable doesn’t make them go away, it means ignoring the problem, and rape culture is still a huge problem. It is supposed to make the viewer uncomfortable. It is a powerful scene that is not meant to be comfortable to watch. It is represented by a high class and powerful man taking advantage of her, and by her uncle who put her in this position, knowing how it would end up. The initial scene of Dominika (Lawrence) getting raped is to showcase that her body does not belong to her, it belongs to the state. This film has been criticized for the overuse of sexuality, but that is one of the founding corners of the film. She becomes a Sparrow, one of a group of elite spies who must use their bodies in service of the country.Īs a rated-R film, the expectation is that the film would have violence and sexual exploitation. With no other choices left to support her ailing mother, Dominika’s uncle gives her a chance to help him with a task that unfortunately leaves her trapped in the service of her country. Jennifer Lawrence pays Dominika, a former prima ballerina, gravely injured by a jealous ballerina eager to take her place on the stage.
Red Sparrow is a harrowing sky-thriller about one girl who is determined to right the wrongs of her country by any means necessary. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.” -IMDB Jennifer Lawrence’s terrible Russian accent and deadpan act, don’t help either.ĭespite the genre and an attractive cast, the film’s mind games are way too tiring and uninspiring to arouse any emotions or thrill.“Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ‘Sparrow School,’ a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Even a decent climax is unable to salvage a sluggish buildup. You chuckle when the instructor tells the new recruits in a stern voice, “Your body belongs to the state now.”Ī torture porn with the sensibility of a 50 Shades… like erotic fantasy, Red Sparrow fails to take flight as the chilling spy thriller, you’d expect it to be. Even the sparrow training programme or in JLaw’s own words (whore school) which expects her to endure the perverse and sadistic activities, ends up looking dim-witted instead of dangerous. However, without any substantial gains at stake, Domenika’s ‘sexual sacrifices’ and manipulative games seem inconsequential. An air of mystery surrounds every character and their intentions, which ups the intrigue and paranoia. Francis Lawrence and his star protagonist, lend a strange beauty to this obnoxiously bizarre film that feeds on violence and assault. However, things get tricky when she falls for Nash and he persuades her to become a double agent.īased on a spy novel by Jason Matthews, Red Sparrow is a gripping but somewhat pointless thriller that overrates its own intelligence. Review: One of her assignments expects her to befriend Nash, a CIA agent (Joel Edgerton), who can further lead her to a mole in the Russian intelligence service. The dancer becomes a ‘sparrow’, a Russian seductress-spy, who must sexually manipulate her targets to win their trust and source secret information for her country. She is coerced into taking up her uncle’s sordid offer to support her ailing mother. Story: A career-ending accident leaves ballerina Domenika Egorova (Jennifer
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