Director: Vicky Jewson
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nelisse, Indira Varma
Running Time: 94 minutes
Synopsis: After escorting reporters through a Middle East war zone, close protection officer Sam (Noomi Rapace) is assigned to protect mining company heiress Zoe (Sophie Nelisse) on a trip from Europe to Morocco. Zoe has just inherited all her father's company shares, much to the disappointment of her step-mother Rima (Indira Varma). With the company in the middle of critical negotiations to acquire properties in Zambia, Zoe becomes an attack target as soon as she arrives at the family's fortified kasbah in Morocco. Sam has to protect her client in a foreign country, and is not sure who to trust.
What Works Well: The opening sequence featuring an ambush on a dusty desert road is a thrilling introduction to Sam's skill and temperament. Director Vicky Jewson delivers well-staged and coherent action scenes, and Noomi Rapace's moody persona is a good fit for the dour and frequently bruised security consultant operating in a perpetual trust-free zone.
What Does Not Work As Well: The script is too ambitious for the available budget. The business aspects related to stepmom Rima navigating a high pressure mining deal and fending off a rival company are laughably under-produced. The plot is too late sorting out the bad guys from the good guys, leaving a muddle of loose ends and dead-but-anyway-barely-defined characters to be swept into the bargain bin.
Key Quote:
Zoe: I don't care what you think about me.
Sam: I don't think anything about you.
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