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Video review: Charlize Theron is lethally blonde

November 11, 2017 at 7:47AM
Charlize Theron and Sofia Boutella in "Atomic Blonde."
Charlize Theron and Sofia Boutella in "Atomic Blonde." (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Starring Charlize Theron, the insanely violent romp "Atomic Blonde" (rated R) topples our expectations with a refreshing blast of creativity that twists a standard espionage movie into a bad-ass cardiac arrest thriller. Theron oozes lethal power as an assassination-skilled British agent who teams up with James McAvoy to locate a lost list of counterspies. A modern action classic, the film ignores genre sensibilities, subverts gender roles and wreaks mayhem with almost gleeful nastiness.

COLIN COVERT

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