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Released on May 5th on Netflix, Jade: Lone Warrior is a new action film that is trending on the streaming platform. Starring Shaina West, the film brings inspirations in Quentin Tarantino films and the series John Wick to deliver scenes that will make your heart race.
Currently the most watched film on the service in Brazil, the story directed by James Bamford stars a skilled woman who finds herself at the center of a great intrigue. Carrying the guilt for her brother’s accidental death, the protagonist needs to recover a hard drive that contains secrets that could compromise the future of Interpol.
Jade brings great dose of action
Lasting 1h28, Jade features several confrontations with gangs, unlikely alliances and surprising action scenes. Much of this is due to director Bamford’s prior experience, who has also worked as a stuntman and stunt coordinator on projects such as The Chronicles of Riddick It is Watchmen.
He began his career as a director on television, contributing episodes to series such as Supergirl, Batwoman It is NCIS: Hawaii. His most recent work was the film Air Force One Downin which he worked with Katherine McNamara, who returns in her most recent work as Layla.
The cast of the production that has just debuted on Netflix also includes Mickey Rourke (Tork), Mark Dacascos (Reese), Keith Jardine (Keith), Steven Michael Quezada (Chavez), Chris Bruno (Rodriguez), Sean McNabb (Cash), Matthew Yanagiya (Logan) and Emily Eruraviel (Emily). The scripts are written by Bamford in partnership with Lyan Colliar and Glenn Ennis.
The film’s story brings personal conflict
Following the tradition of films like Kill Bill, Jade shows a protagonist who, at least at first, doesn’t seem to be very lethal. However, as the plot progresses, we discover that she has more than enough skills to defeat anyone who gets in her way — especially when her family is involved.
Jade brings very generous doses of actionSource: Disclosure/Netflix
In addition to having to face groups that want to recover the lost HD, she will have to guarantee the survival of her nephew, her brother’s only living legacy. With touches of suspense and drama, the story gives unexpected layers to the construction of Jadealthough some secondary characters end up not being very well developed.
The film is part of a catalog full of new features that Netflix brought to subscribers in May. Recently, the service also brought films like Barbarianscience fiction Atlas and the series Bodkin It is Killer Cook.
