the plot may be boilerplate in this female-driven revenge thriller, but Blake Lively sells it, playing an action hero who fights like a real person: badly
if you manage to sit through the cheesy, predictable thriller -- or if you have read the 2018 novel on which it is based, the first of the Stephanie Patrick Thrillers series by Mark Burnell -- is that there would otherwise be no story to tell
Blake Lively's steely heroine and a propulsive plot ensure you're never bored, but this is a generic thriller from a simpler time, bulked up by a single strong performance
Blake Lively's scenes with Jude Law are very watchable; The rapport between them allows the movie both to relax and pick up the pace. Morano puts together good fight scenes, robust stunt work and tasty car chases; it works perfectly well as a thriller
Blake Lively is beyond good in "The Rhythm Section". She is flat-out great. She's never been this good before; she kicks this superior thriller up an extra notch, to the point that it's not only worth seeing for the excitement and thrills, but for her
"The Rhythm Section" places such a high premium on character and suffering, in addition to tense, realistic action, but fundamental missteps prevent it from being great
by Michael O'Sullivan [The Washington Post ]
by Mick LaSalle [San Francisco Chronicle ]
