when you start to see ghosting, you will think that you are facing the umpteenth romantic comedy of the film industry. Its protagonist, Sadie (Ana de Armas), seems to be going through an existential crisis along with mourning the death of a companion. The protagonist, Cole (Chris Evans), looks like another cute boy lost in a godforsaken town. Both are predestined to meet. It won’t take you long to realize that none of the above is what it seems.
In their own way, each one offers the other a contrast, a kind of complement to lives that seem routine. She, a woman conditioned by her work; he, a farmer trying to cultivate the family legacy while working on writing his own book. Both are destined to compose a relationship in which romance and passion will abound.
But that plan will be affected slightly. Instead of serenity, both will end up going through multiple high-risk situations. One of them has lied. The other’s romantic interest puts you in danger. ghosting is an action comedy with romantic flashes and the intention to parody some aspects of contemporary relationships.
ghosting
ghosting It could be a romantic comedy, but it could also be an action comedy and, at times, a not-so-well-achieved satire on relationships today. Meanwhile, Ana de Armas and Chris Evans grow as protagonists, to the point of composing an entertaining story that drinks from productions such as john wick when it comes to action scenes. Without being a memorable feature film, it can be an option when looking for something to watch to accompany an afternoon.
Ana de Armas, against the paradigm of action
may, since Mad Max: Fury Road, the role of women in action movies will begin to change within the industry. Furious, played by Charlize Theron, took most of the weight in the story. Ana de Armas does not achieve a similar performance in ghosting, nor is this a production like the other. However, the actress could be one of the faces that leads this transformation in the coming years.
During a good part of ghostingshe interprets sequences that could work within a female version of the franchise 007. It is not a coincidence, considering who accompanies her: the former Captain America, who in this film has a secondary role when it comes to action. It is she, as a CIA agent, who must prevent the bad guys from having access to a weapon that endangers humanity.
Meanwhile, ghosting he does not abandon the background of the story he wants to tell: how two people, with totally opposite realities, can meet. A key factor in this is Cole’s inexperience in relationships and Sadie’s emotional indisposition.
The result of this combination is that he thinks he’s being romantic and she thinks she’s looking at a stalker. It is the first of the paradoxes that the film raises in relation to contemporary links: what is the border between one thing and another? How much of the communication and the search for independence condition the current ties? How does a lie influence the trust of others?
ghostinga potpourri of genres
When the film’s pace settles, questions like the above come naturally, especially during its opening stretch. In the second and third acts, jumps, explosions and action sequences predominate with a noticeable influence of the franchise. john wick. Who comes to ghosting looking for entertainment, you will find it. If someone wants to see a love story, they will have it. In case you are looking for a story about espionage, this feature film also works in this sense.
All this by the hand of a luxury cast, with cameos by various prestigious and commercially successful actors. The most important is Adrien Brody (The pianist), who emerges as an antagonist, heading up an organization that needs Earth’s most dangerous weapon almost as much as Sadie and Cole want to be together. Without being entirely effective, through bullets and combat, ghosting he builds the bond between the two until the joke that is repeated from time to time becomes evident: “They need a room”.
Surprises do not abound in this film. It is not a story in which suspense and action provide memorable moments. However, in terms of entertainment, Ana de Armas and Chris Evans work as a couple that is discovered and grows through the feature film.
However, the ability to ghosting to question the dynamics of current relationships, if that is what you intend, it would be your weakest point. The sections of action and romance predominate over possible spaces for reflection. Perhaps it is another way of planting a flag: in the end, it only matters what those who decide to build a bond — and, in this case, save the planet — think.
ghosting It will be available on the Apple TV+ platform starting April 21.