Synopsis
A bouncer with an anger management problem goes on a furious and resentful rampage after the murder of a friend.
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Cast
- Kate BeckinsaleLindy
- Stanley TucciDr. Ivan Munchin
- Bobby CannavaleDetective Vicars
- Jai CourtneyJustin
- Laverne CoxDetective Nevin
- David BradleyGareth Fizel
- Susan SarandonWoman with No Name
- Ori PfefferDelacroix
- James GroganUnderground Fighter
- Lili RichEva
Recommendations
- 70
TheWrap
Jolt won’t be the talk of awards season, but it knows how to entertain, offering the enjoyable spectacle of watching one woman taking down everything and everyone in her way, using what the world has told her (and so many other women) to get rid of — her feelings and her demand to be heard. - 60
The Guardian
Altogether, this is flyweight fun. - 60
Variety
Once again displaying the kinetic grace, authoritative physicality and heavy-duty footwear that have made her a cult favorite for fans of the “Underworld” franchise, Beckinsale is fun to watch in both the real and fantasy fight sequences that take up much of the briskly paced Jolt. - 58
Original-Cin
As utterly derivative action films go, Jolt has definite energy, and it’s not pretending to be original. As a time-killer, that may be enough for some. - 58
The Film Stage
Our enjoyment of her quest for blood thus hinges more upon how fun we consider the humor Wascha and Wexler provide than the action itself. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
While it’s not always as sharp as it could be, the energy in Jolt never falters, and there are definitely amusing bits. - 42
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Jolt is a perplexing mix-up of genre and intentions. From one scene to the next, I had no real understanding of where the film might go next – but instead of anticipating the unpredictable, I came to quickly dread the arbitrariness. - 42
IndieWire
For a film built on the wild concept that bonafide action bad-ass Kate Beckinsale has to wear an electrode-laden vest meant to shock her into submission before she maims everyone around her, there’s only one response: How dare this film be so lethargic.
