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Cast
- Gina CaranoMallory Kane
- Michael FassbenderPaul
- Ewan McGregorKenneth
- Bill PaxtonJohn Kane
- Channing TatumAaron
- Antonio BanderasRodrigo
- Michael DouglasAlex Coblenz
- Michael AngaranoScott
- Mathieu KassovitzStuder
- Eddie J. FernandezBarroso
- 83
IndieWire
Pummeling forward from its first diner-set fight scene to a sweeping final showdown on the beach, Haywire is a literal blast. - 80
Variety
Paring down narrative and character concerns in favor of a breathtaking application of pure thriller technique, Soderbergh's latest picture is a lean, efficient exercise tossed off with his customary sangfroid and wickedly dry sense of humor. - 80
Empire
A fresh, muscular payback movie shot through with Soderbergh's mischievous indie-spirit. Whether Gina Carano is the new Angelina or the new Cynthia Rothrock, only time will tell... - 80
Village Voice
Where faux-empowering "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" confines sexual power play to the old rape-revenge matrix, Haywire is a real war-of-the-sexes tournament, briskly paced with a tickling sense of black humor. - 75
ReelViews
This is one of the director's mainstream efforts, although his penchant for the offbeat and oddly artistic has not been completely reined in. But there's plenty of unsparing, bone-crunching violence to dismiss the idea that Soderbergh is making an art film in disguise. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The script makes no attempt to assert its plausibility or realism; it is, instead, refreshingly frank about what it is, a simple, workable framework for the melees and mayhem. - 70
Boxoffice Magazine
Streamlined, beautifully shot and casually thrilling, Haywire's superior action fun should hopefully draw audiences eager for R-rated, no-frills fare. - 50
Slant Magazine
If anything, Haywire is most closely linked to last year's "Contagion," a kindred effort in style, theme, and value-marring detachment.