At least Hanna was trained from birth before she beat the hell out of deadly terrorists, kidnappers and former spec ops contractors.
But now, in the new Noomi Rapace thriller Close, we see that a teenager, armed with nothing more than words of encouragement and sheer feminine grit, can take down all the bad men who offended her.
Close, loosely based on the exploits of Jacquie Davis, the world’s most renowned female bodyguard, sees Rapace protecting the spoiled socialite daughter of a billionaire.
You can check out a documentary about Ms. Davis at the end of this article.
The official synopsis sounds more important than mine:
A bodyguard and counter-terrorism expert Sam takes a job protecting Zoe a rich young heiress. Neither party is keen on the arrangement until a violent kidnap forces them to go on the run.
Check out mohr chicks beating up the bad men:
You know, for once I wish the bad-ass female soldier/assassin/fighter in a movie would tell someone “Men are bigger. Men are stronger. That’s why I’m never without a weapon.”
Then show her stabbing and shooting men to death. I’d go see that movie.
There is a reason the gun is called an equalizer: because it equalizes differences in size and strength. Between men and women. Between men and teenage girls. Even between men and other men.
I don’t care how much training or combat experience I have, the chances that 5’7″, 175-pound me can take out a 6’5″, 300-pound trained combatant — let alone three or four — is nil. There is no shame in using a baton, a knife or a gun! It’s realistic!
In any case, I like Noomi Rapace. She’s got a great look about her and she can convincingly go dark. She headlined Unlocked, which was a decent thriller in the same vein a Close. I kind of question casting her as the decidedly manly Jacquie Davis, I just don’t see the – WTF?!?
Close will be available to watch on Netflix January 19, 2019.
