Joe Lynch's Everly is an over-the-top action film that apologizes for nothing, delivering an off-the-wall, self-aware, violence piece of filmmaking that is a lot of fun. The film itself is centered around Everly, a high-priced prostitute, who has essentially been a sex-slave for the past decade of her life. Holed up in her apartment, Evelyn is in for the fight of her life, forced to violently defend herself against a host of Hitmen who are sent by her Pimp to extinguish her life after she demands to be released from his grip. Joe Lynch's Everly is a film that doesn't waste anytime throwing the viewer into the action, spending very little time with exposition, as its main protagonist is forced to defend herself from a host of attackers. Taking place entirely in one location, Everly is a simple but exciting action film with visual flair, having no qualms at delivering stylistic touches similar to other great filmmakers in the genre including Tarantino, Leone, etc. The film itself feels like a thinly veiled allegory about female empowerment, as Everly, a lowly prostitute, is literally fighting not only for her life, but for her identity as a single-mother and her personal freedom. While the allegory is fun, its a little disconcerting how much the direction and cinematography end up objectifying the main protagonist throughout the film. If one can get past that double-standard, one can enjoy the best aspect of Everly, its stylistic violence and penchant for the absurdity. This is a film that is very self-aware of its own absurdity, introducing situations, characters, and action sequences that are absurd, violent, and highly entertaining. It may make some viewers a little uncomfortable with how gleefully it plays with violence and torture, but given the film's tongue and cheek approach, Everly worked just fine for me as a film that never apologizes for its desire to deliver a ultra-violent action film full of excess. Similar to other recent horror films like John Wick, Joe Lynch's Everly is a violent action film that creates a strange and often absurd crime world around its main protagonist, making it a unique and fun little action film that never apologizes for what it wants to be.
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