How many foes must a man mow down before you call him a man? That’s the question at the center of “American Ultra,” the latest twist on an action-film subset of unexpected badassery. Jesse Eisenberg is Mike, an existentially adrift convenience-store clerk and champion stoner in small-town West Virginia who one night discovers he is an extremely efficient killer. His quick-thinking skills with cup ramen, spoons and kettle bells, among other improvisational weapons, make Mike a murderous MacGyver. Or, given his craving for the chronic, a Manchurian Candidate with the munchies.
American Ultra
American Ultra
American Ultra
How many foes must a man mow down before you call him a man? That’s the question at the center of “American Ultra,” the latest twist on an action-film subset of unexpected badassery. Jesse Eisenberg is Mike, an existentially adrift convenience-store clerk and champion stoner in small-town West Virginia who one night discovers he is an extremely efficient killer. His quick-thinking skills with cup ramen, spoons and kettle bells, among other improvisational weapons, make Mike a murderous MacGyver. Or, given his craving for the chronic, a Manchurian Candidate with the munchies.