Haywire (2012)
80%RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: 7 nominations
MMA star and first-time actress Gina Carano displays ample action-movie chops in Haywire, a fast-paced thriller with a top-notch cast and outstanding direction from Steven Soderbergh
Haywire is like watching a mixed martial arts match on the big screen, but with a little bit of revenge thrown in. Gina Carano may not be the next Meryl Streep, but she sure knows how to kick some butt. Steven Soderbergh’s direction keeps the action moving at a fast pace, and the fight scenes are choreographed to perfection. It’s not going to win any Oscars, but if you’re looking for a fun action flick, Haywire is definitely worth a watch.
Production Company(ies)
Razor Film Produktion GmbH, Highlook Communications, Group Rotana Film Production
Distributor
Relativity Media
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Russborough House, Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for some violence
Year of Release
2012
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 32m
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Language(s):English, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 20, 2012 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2012
Genre(s)
Action
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $34,513,760
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $44,495,982
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,390
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 4,852,343
US/Canada gross: $18,942,396
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $24,421,000
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,344
US/Canada opening weekend: $8,425,370
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $10,862,193
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 932
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $23,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $29,652,162
Production budget ranking: 1,162
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $15,967,689
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$1,123,869
ROI to date (est.): -2%
ROI ranking: 1,412
Michael Fassbender – Paul
Ewan McGregor – Kenneth
Bill Paxton – John Kane
Channing Tatum – Aaron
Antonio Banderas – Rodrigo
Director(s)
Steven Soderbergh
Writer(s)
Lem Dobbs
Producer(s)
Gregory Jacobs
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
7 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (199) | Top Critics (60) | Fresh (159) | Rotten (40)
Steven Soderbergh continues his occasional practice of using actors as found objects in his perfectly enjoyable formula action-thriller Haywire.
January 8, 2013
David Edelstein
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
Mixed martial-arts star Carano puts major muscle, if minor acting ability, into this enjoyable action flick.
January 8, 2013
Rafer Guzman
Newsday
TOP CRITIC
Dobbs and Soderbergh have a good feel for this genre, and seeing how things play out and watching Mallory exact her brutal, full-impact revenge is a total joy.
January 27, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
Carano is strong, fast, relentless. She’s not much of an actress yet, but Soderbergh hides her weaknesses well…
January 24, 2012
David Denby
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
There’s a good deal of pleasure to be had in the clockwork precision of her hand-to-hand combat, which Soderbergh often shoots in profile to showcase her wall-climbing backflips.
January 23, 2012
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Even in the midst fighting off a battalion of protective-gear-clad law enforcement officers, Carano has a businesslike confidence.
January 23, 2012 | Rating: B
Nell Minow
Beliefnet
TOP CRITIC
A more than decent alternate to the award yearning fare on offer at this time of year.
April 30, 2021
Owen Nicholls
NME
Just because Soderbergh’s ambitions aren’t as grand and sweeping here as elsewhere does not make the film worth any less.
March 16, 2021
David Bax
Battleship Pretension
What was Soderbergh thinking in making a work that gives a pass to the intelligence community?
February 28, 2021
Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site
Haywire is one of the best action films of the decade.
January 7, 2021
Craig Schroeder
Battleship Pretension
With such an authentic protagonist, the entertainment value is in her intrepid resolve.
December 1, 2020 | Rating: 5/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
A flawed film that still manages to entertain.
September 10, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com…
Plot
Freelance covert operative Mallory Kane is hired out by her handler to various global entities to perform jobs which governments can’t authorize and heads of state would rather not know about. After a mission to rescue a hostage in Barcelona, Mallory is quickly dispatched on another mission to Dublin. When the operation goes awry and Mallory finds she has been double crossed, she needs to use all of her skills, tricks and abilities to escape an international manhunt, make it back to the United States, protect her family, and exact revenge on those that have betrayed her.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Gina Carano, a former MMA fighter, displays impressive action-movie skills in her first major acting role.
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