GUNPOWDER MILKESHAKE

Karen Gillan stars as Sam, abandoned by her mother at a young age due to her occupation (assassin), Sam grows to follow in her mother's footsteps. She works for an all male organization known as The Firm and is their dedicated in house problem solver. On one particular job she's burdened with a harsh reality: give her employer back their stolen money she's recently recovered or use it to spare the life of an 8 3/4-year-old girl. She chooses the later and as such, is greenlit by her employer. The rest of the film is a very fun, fast-paced, and well-written ride. Gillan is wonderful as Sam, showing she can handle a gun and kick ass (well, that was never in question). A star studded cast back her up as Lena Headey players her mother, Carla Gugino, Angela Bassett, and Michelle Yeoh as 3 "librarians" who belong to an all female society of their own and one which Sam's mother used to be a member of and Sam herself enlists for weapons and assistance. Director Navot Papushado creates a wonderful and classic world, highlighted by neon lights and 1950's aesthetics. There is a wonderful fight scene that might be the first for me, where Gillan hilariously engages in some baddies sent after her and she fends them off, all without the use of her arms. This is the type of film that could become a franchise and I would definitely sign up for another round! 7/10