Proud Mary

Name: Proud Mary
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: January 12, 2018
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Adobuere Ebiama, Alex Ziwak, Billy Brown, Danny Glover, David Chen

2018

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews

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Screen Gems | Release Date: January 12, 2018 | R

Starring: Adobuere Ebiama, Alex Ziwak, Billy Brown, Danny Glover, David Chen, Erik LaRay Harvey, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Jose Guns Alves, Leah Procito, Margaret Avery, Marinko Radakovic, Neal McDonough, Owen Burke, Rade Serbedzija, Rob Lévesque, Taraji P. Henson, Xander Berkeley

Summary: Taraji P. Henson is Mary, a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.

Director: Babak Najafi

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 89 min

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RogerEbert.com Odie Henderson

Jan 12, 2018

Proud Mary doesn’t deserve the lack of faith its studio has in it. In fact, it’s almost good, so close to success that its flaws truly become frustrating. Read full review

Devan Coggan

Jan 12, 2018

Henson clearly has the swagger, charm, and ferocity to make one hell of an action star. She deserves a movie that does her talents justice. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Jan 12, 2018

Henson is the right actress to play a contract killer grown weary, but as a thriller Proud Mary doesn’t quite do her justice. It’s a connect-the-dots underworld trifle, watchable and minimal...though Henson holds it together and, at moments, comes close to convincing you that you’re watching a better movie. Read full review

Michael Gingold

Jan 12, 2018

The gang-war intrigue is strictly formula, and too much of Mary’s character development is delivered through expository dialogue. Read full review

Peter Travers

Jan 18, 2018

Every paying audience member deserves their 12 bucks back. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jan 16, 2018

There’s little coherence to its style and subtexts even if its plot is penny plain. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Jan 12, 2018

Proud Mary did not screen for critics, nor should it have. It’s a copy of a copy of a mediocre original, with the drab aesthetics of a TV movie and the emotional hollowness of an infomercial. Read full review

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nbowens

Jan 15, 2018

Proud Mary was everything I thought it would be. Exciting and Thrilling Taraj P. Henson St it Off

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Iamcritical86

Jul 21, 2020

Sassy black chick whips butt. Now, THERE'S something we haven't seen a thousand times! But wait... she also has a heart. Awwee, how original and unique is that!? Very predictable and typical role for Taraji P. Henson, which ultimately added to this picture's lack of surprises, and theSassy black chick whips butt. Now, THERE'S something we haven't seen a thousand times! But wait... she also has a heart. Awwee, how original and unique is that!? Very predictable and typical role for Taraji P. Henson, which ultimately added to this picture's lack of surprises, and the official conclusion that Henson is indeed in a "type cast" rut!… Expand

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Ericgriffinlove

Feb 5, 2018

While it has a good cast- it can't help the predictable, and a generic story that bogs it down from taking any risks in its own front.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

JLuis_001

Feb 6, 2018

Taraji P. Henson can do a lot better. Seriously, I don't know what they tried to do here, it just didn't work.

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melne3745

Apr 14, 2018

This movie could have been better. The cast was great. It seemed like no one was really trying to act and the storyline was all over the place. The way is the movie was described seemed off from how it went. They could have done better. It was like it was just thrown together.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

MovieNights

Aug 15, 2018

It's just one long bore that just adds up to one big lie and unfulfilling ending. I thought this was going to be an action modern day blaxploitation. None of that. Not much action, mostly a bore, a bad edit or two (like how does one go from sitting to standing just like that?), and aIt's just one long bore that just adds up to one big lie and unfulfilling ending. I thought this was going to be an action modern day blaxploitation. None of that. Not much action, mostly a bore, a bad edit or two (like how does one go from sitting to standing just like that?), and a predictable unfulfilling ending that I guessed from the very beginning that just leaves you saying, "Really? That's it?". This is just a waste of time, I'll recommend average movies as long as they're good enough but, this just crack it.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

supemoneylife

Mar 29, 2018

oooh we're black, there's a black lady on the front cover (how original!).... we're so cool buy our **** (and it is total ****

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