Sadie tends to shy away from human relationships in general, and romantic ones in particular. It is true that his work often leads him to leave at the last minute for extended periods. Cole, on the other hand, is a sensitive type who doesn’t shy away from communication or displays of affection, even after a single date. Obviously, these two beings that everything opposes are doomed to fall in love, romantic comedy obliges. The problem? She’s a formidable secret agent, and he’s a homebody farmer with few tools for this kind of existence. Never mind, here he is plunged in spite of himself! Starring Ana de Armas and Chris Evans, Ghosted (VF) is, alas, decked out with a prophetic title.
In that, like this person that we have no intention of calling back after an unfortunate first date, the film is to be avoided. Nevertheless, this Apple Studios production obviously enjoyed a sizeable budget. As it is a globe-trotting action-adventure plot rich in action sequences, we did not skimp on the means.
Said action sequences turn out to be sometimes effective, sometimes barely adequate, sometimes unsuccessful. A chase in a tourist bus in Pakistan never ends.
It is however at the level of the scenario, written by four screenwriters, no less, that it gets stuck the most. Quantity is no guarantee of quality. However, two of the scribes, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, had already collaborated on the much more successful zombielandin addition to having co-written the hilarious Dead Pool. It is off the mark.
Here, we swim in formula and recycling.
No surprises
It’s as if, satisfied with having reversed the traditional paradigm by making the female character the alpha of the dissonant duo facing a male character as a fish out of water, the quartet had then limited itself to writing about the pilot automatique. In the genre “spy more formidable than her male colleagues”, spy (Spy), with Melissa McCarthy, and The Spy Who Dumped Me (The spy who tamed me), with Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon, are much funnier and removed.
Because despite its fight scenes and other shootings, it drags on, in Ghosted. The time seems all the longer that no development surprises.
In the main roles, Ana de Armas (Knives Out, Blonde hair) and Chris Evans (Captain America, The Gray Man) are charismatic at will, but do not share a great chemistry. All the more reason not to follow up.