American Ultra

2015

Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Thriller

109
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 45% · 174 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 45% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 99762 99.8K

small town cia central intelligence agency (cia) slacker memory loss stoner

Plot summary

Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

Director

Nima Nourizadeh Photo
Nima Nourizadeh

Top cast

John Leguizamo Photo
John Leguizamo as Rose
Kristen Stewart Photo
Kristen Stewart as Phoebe Larson
Wayne Pére Photo
Wayne Pére as Deputy Krantz
Walton Goggins Photo
Walton Goggins as Laugher
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
702.46 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 3
1.3 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 44

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by briandernsferd 7 / 10

Just have fun

I had a great time with this movie. Jesse Eisenbergs character is really likable and and laid back, even in the face of explosions and gunshots. It's not An Oscar worthy movie, but it is what it is. A fun action movie.
Reviewed by Tweekums 7 / 10

Silly but entertaining, full on action

Mike Howell is a stoner living in a small West Virginia town with his girlfriend Phoebe Larson. He is hoping to propose to her during a holiday in Hawaii but has a panic attack at the airport... as he does every time he tries to leave town. After this incident he starts to wonder why Phoebe stays with him. We soon learn that he isn't an ordinary young man; he is part of a CIA programme known as 'Wiseman'... he doesn't know it but he is a highly trained super-soldier! Back at CIA headquarters Agent Victoria Lasseter, who headed the programme, is warned that all Wiseman agents are being eliminated by similar 'Tough Guy' agents run by rival agent Adrian Yates. She heads to West Virginia and meets Mike and gives him his activation code... he has no ideas what the words mean but shortly afterwards when he is attacked by two Tough Guys he dispatches them with a spoon! He still has no memory but he knows he must fight for his life to save himself and Phoebe as more agents come to kill him.This film is a bit silly but that doesn't matter as it is a lot of fun. There are quite a few humorous moments as well as plenty of action. It must be stated that the action is brutal to degree that might disturb some viewers. In many ways Mike is very like 'Jason Bourne'... an elite agent with memory problems; he is also very different as he doesn't know he has memory problems and Bourne didn't do drugs and draw comics. The story manages to provide some decent twists. The cast is solid; most notably Jesse Eisenberg who is a lot of fun as Mike... a character who is understandably confused when he realises he has elite combat skills. Kristen Stewart provides solid support as Phoebe. Topher Grace is good fun as villain Yates; he isn't a typical action movie villain... his character is far from tough. Overall this is a fun film that provides solid action with some good laughs.
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