First published on Tue 25 May 2021 09.00 EDT
With the superheroâs gentrification of the blockbuster business, there is little space any more for big-budget original action movies. So up-and-comers such as Ruby Rose â seen earlier this year opposite Jean Reno in The Doorman â are forced to slug it out in the B-movie arena, from where thereâs no guarantee theyâll ever emerge into stardom. Rose looks great â her androgynous poise reminiscent of the young Angelina Jolie â and does a capable job carrying Vanquish. But you wonder if this noir-filtered, John Wick-apeing thriller is a little too stripped-back for its own good to advance her career.