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21.06.2024 - 07:47 / variety.com
Dennis Harvey Film Critic Jessica Alba unleashes her inner Rambo in “Trigger Warning,” wherein her active U.S. military officer gets pulled homeward by tragedy, only to uncover corruption she’ll have to clean up before leaving again. Indonesian director Mouly Surya’s well-crafted first English-language feature is too formulaically contrived to qualify as “elevated genre” or to boast the personal stamp of her prior work.
Still, it’s an entertaining, pacey action melodrama that should do well for Netflix, where it launches on June 21. After two intriguingly conceived but somewhat vague initial features, Surya made an assertive impression with 2018’s “Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts.” That striking “feminist outlaw Western” distinctively juggled elements of revenge thriller, black comedy and character-driven social critique. Her more conventionally commercial American debut is another vengeance tale driven by a strong-willed, capable female protagonist.
But this is also the first film on which Surya has not had a hand in the screenplay. The one she’s been handed (credited to “John Brancato & Josh Olson and Haley Gross”) offers a viable if familiar pileup of perilous complications that make for a comparatively impersonal end result. We first meet Special Forces commando Parker Calvo (Alba) in Syria, where she and a driver are trying to outrun enemy fire in the desert.
Their mission is left murky, but in any case she alone survives it, only to be informed that her father has just died Stateside. The bearer of that bad news is ex-beau Jesse (Mark Webber), now sheriff of their shared hometown Creation, N.M. Upon her return, however, that Biblical-sounding monicker proves ill-fit to current goings-on, which include a rash of
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Fans who have viewed Jessica Alba’s latest movie Trigger Warning are not being kind about the action thriller that was released on Netflix on Friday 21 June. Viewers have taken to social media to describe it as “a terrible terrible film.Think cheap made for TV drama that has no plot and doesn’t go anywhere.” Other comments included: “Trigger Warning is predictable garbage,” and “Jessica Alba I love you but my goodness that Trigger Warning movie was horrible.
David Benedict Regardless of one’s political allegiance, it’s almost universally agreed that in recent years political expediency rather than truth has been, literally, the governing principle behind speeches from Britain’s right-wing politicians. Sadly, the same is true of the two leads in Joe Penhall’s contrived, adversarial three-hander about confrontations between a local opposition MP (member of parliament) and her angry constituent. That James Corden would choose “The Constituent” for his return to the British stage, however, makes complete sense.
Jessica Alba's comeback film has shot to the top of the Netflix charts, despite being slammed by fans.
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Jessica Alba reigned over Netflix last week with her latest film Trigger Warning, which debuted with 25.7M views, making it the streamer’s most-watched title of the week and No. 1 for English-language films.
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Trigger Warning.Directed by Mouly Surya, the Netflix film follows skilled special forces officer Parker (Alba) who takes ownership of her father’s bar following his mysterious death, only to find herself in a conflict against a violent gang in her hometown.Other cast members include Anthony Michael Hall, Mark Webber, Jake Weary, Tone Bell, Gabriel Basso, Kaiwi Lyman and Hari Dhillon.After confronting senator Ezekiel Swann, Parker discovers her father Harry was shot by her ex-boyfriend Jesse when he discovered the Swann family’s weapon smuggling operation in the caves. After he was shot in the back, Parker’s father attempted to bring down the caves with a grenade, burying himself in the rubble in the process.Out for revenge, Parker goes on the assault through the caves to hunt down Jesse, killing Elvis and others in the process.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh's popularity has skyrocketed in recent years, and quite rightly so. Sophie Rhys-Jones and Prince Edward initially crossed paths at a charity function at the Queen's Tennis Club in London back in 1993, and by January 6, 1999, they were announcing their engagement to the world.
At just 14, Nathaniel Shani enjoyed doing many of the same normal things as teenage boys across the country. He played on his PlayStation and hung out with friends. Nathaniel also took pride in his role as an air cadet, shining his shoes and ironing his shirt to make sure he looked the part.
There exists a moment, perhaps several, in director Sandi DuBowki’s documentary “Sabbath Queen” where shaky attempts to solidify focus on one subject as numerous struggles for screentime become blindingly apparent and the project threatens to spiral out of control. That’s not to say there isn’t a compelling narrative throughout, only that there are too many, and in such a chaotic effort, topics become somewhat diluted to varying degrees, and meaningful quotes from any of the frequent talking heads start to lose their impact.
From the moment they married back in 1999, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh’s popularity has steadily increased. Unlike the enormous royal weddings of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, their celebration was understated – with the couple going on to conduct their lives and relationship in a very similar vein. Now, as they celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, Edward and Sophie are repeatedly being branded two of the Royal Family’s most important “secret weapons”.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have released a stunning new portrait to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary, marking 25 years since they tied the knot. In the sweet snap, Edward is pictured with his arms affectionately around Sophie’s waist, as the duchess’s hands rest on her husband’s and she leans into him.The couple dressed down in the relaxed shot taken by photographer Chris Jelf in the gardens of their Bagshot Park home in Surrey, with Sophie opting to wear a tan suede jacket to match Edward’s tweed gilet.
Jessica Alba has a sharp memory. The actress and entrepreneur will soon be premiering her Netflix movie “Trigger Warning,” a film that marks her comeback to the big screen and to the action genre. To promote the project, Alba appeared on a video where she read some of her most famous lines and guessed the film or TV show they belonged to.
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Jessica Alba opened up about her Hollywood career and the pressure of being presented as a sex symbol at the start of it.
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren had a different kind of date night. The couple made an appearance in Los Angeles at a screening of “Trigger Warning,” Alba’s new film where she’s back to her action roots. The pair were accompanied by their eldest daughters, Honor and Haven.
Jessica Alba brought some special guests to the premiere of her latest movie – her two daughters!
X Factor winner Shayne Ward shared an adorable picture of his rarely seen lookalike son - and fans are swooning over the tot and his father. To mark the birthday of Reign Thomas Austin Ward, Shayne's child with former Hollyoaks star Sophie Austin, he posted a picture of the pair with a heartfelt caption, telling his followers, “My son is a treasure and a source of unending strength.” “He is my superhero!” Shayne said.