Ghosted movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Ghosted

This fun spy movie by Apple TV+ is now available on Hulu Plus.

RATING: PG-13

LENGTH: 1 hour 56 minutes

MOVIE REVIEW MOM GRADE: C+

IN A NUTSHELL:

A farmer falls in love with a woman who he learns is actually a spy for the CIA. Together, they’re swept off on a dangerous mission to save the world. Chris Evans stars in the movie and was one of the producers. The action flick was directed by Dexter Fletcher. The writing team included Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Chris McKenna.

Chris Evans and Ana de Armas starred together in Knives Out (2019) and The Gray Man (2022).

THINGS I LIKED:

The cast is stellar and includes Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Academy Award winner Adrien Brody, Anthony Mackie, Mike Moh, Amy Sedaris, Tate Donovan, multi-award nominee Tim Blake Nelson, and more.
I love it when movies reference other movies. In this one, Chris Evans’ character talks about The Exorcist.
The movie captures the fun and magic of meeting someone for the first time and being mesmerized by everything about them. Yep, I remember that feeling.
We get to travel to London! I’m going there in August! I’ve been there several times before, but my husband and I always love going back. We also get to travel to Pakistan and various cities in the USA in the film.
Fun and punchy musical soundtrack.
There’s a hilarious cameo performance but I don’t want to ruin it for you by telling you who it is. It’s at the 1-hour, 39-minute mark.
Some of the fight sequences are extremely entertaining and creative.
The family dynamics in Chris Evans’ character’s family are cute and fun.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

Was Ana de Armas wearing a wig? Her hair looked fake and super plastered in every scene.
Terrible dialogue.
It was a missed opportunity that Chris Evans’ character didn’t have a final wrestling showdown with one of the bad guys.
Another missed opportunity was not having a fun scene at the very end of the rolling credits. I love those.
The schtick is that Chris Evans’ character is supposed to be ill-equipped for the spy life, but he’s Captain America! While I’m a huge fan of Chris Evans, a goofier actor would have been more believable in this role.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

A woman asks a man if he wants to get high with her on edibles.
A couple has a one-night stand. Later, we see them rolling around in the sheets.
Some blood
Gross torture with deadly bugs
Lots of violence and high dead-body count
People in perilous situations
Some crude conversations about sex.

THEMES:

Romance
Courage
Honesty
Greed
Power
Sacrifice
Quick-thinking

FUNNY LINES:

“Toodle-pip!” – taxi driver (Burn Gorman)
“When you meet a celebrity, your IQ drops 50 points.” – Borislov (Tim Blake Nelson)
“Um..stick ‘em up!” – Cole Turner (Chris Evans)
“I swallowed a rock.” – Cole Turner (Chris Evans)
“You stalkered your way across the globe to find me. That is not cactus behavior!” – Sadie Rhodes (Ana de Armas)

INTERESTING LINES:

“You can choose not being scared.” – Sadie Rhodes (Ana de Armas)
“Be a cactus.” – Cole Turner (Chris Evans)
“We only have one life and you’re afraid to live it.” – Sadie Rhodes (Ana de Armas)
“When the people you love are in danger, you do whatever it takes.” – Sadie Rhodes (Ana de Armas)