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Apr 21, 2023 · Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Ghosted’ on Apple TV+, a Soulless Action-Rom-Com With Ana de Armas and Chris Evans. “They” don’t often make movies like Ghosted (now on Apple TV+) anymore: Slick ...
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Apr 21, 2023 · The reviews are in for Ghosted, the new Apple TV+ romantic action comedy starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. ... saying the lead actors make this one worth watching, even if the action leaves ...
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By Matt Donato
Posted: Apr 21, 2023 6:53 pm
Ghosted is now streaming on Apple TV+
Do you miss the lovesick nonsense of action rom-coms like This Means War or The Bounty Hunter? Look no further than director Dexter Fletcher's Ghosted, (named after the modern dating phenomenon of going radio silent rather than actually breaking off a relationship) which becomes a secret agent meet-cute. It's never more than lovey-dovey, bullet-flinging escapism from start to finish, hinged on beautiful leads whose chemistry is squeezed dry like weeks-old toothpaste tubes, but also outwardly enjoys tinkering with overused rom-com cliches even as bodies pile sky high. Expect a ridiculously farfetched tale about finding love under the government’s nose (we're supposed to believe anyone would dump Chris Evans, under any circumstances?) that enjoys a good cameo surprise, and maybe you'll escape with a grin.
Evans plays innocent, starry-eyed farm boy Cole Turner, smitten after a magical date with usually closed-off art curator Sadie Rhodes (Ana de Armas). Evans giddily bucks historical rom-com trends where men are painted as the emotionally unavailable ones while it's up to women to thaw their frozen hearts, as Cole is the over-texter who flies to London on a whim to surprise Sadie after her lack of reciprocation causes him anxiety. Screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (known for the Deadpool and Zombieland movies) team with co-writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers (of Tom Holland's Spider-Man series) to seek newer representations of rom-com excitement, yet never get much further than that basic gender-role flip.
Ghosted boasts all the country-hopping, vehicle chase sequences, and double-crossing we’d expect from any James Bond or Jason Bourne movie, though it’s toned down a few notches. The focus is always on Sadie and Cole feeding the flames of newfound love, which leaves shadow operation details and what should be magnificent action sequences noticeably underserved. Sadie at least makes her tactical presence known early as she comically reveals her special agent status to a dumbstruck Cole, who almost dies horribly just for trying something vulnerably romantic (verging on stalker-creepy). For her part, de Armas is locked, and loaded for every scene, whether she's swiftly eliminating mercenaries or verbally sparring with Evans as they discuss common relationship hurdles – a cutesy game that inches dangerously close to growing old.
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That said, the unmentionable gifts presented at random times throughout that albeit overlong duration are worth a few smirks. It’s hard not to chuckle as Evans interacts with familiar actors from his past – perhaps even laugh when they call back to shared lines – which adds to the pleasantness of Ghosted. Fletcher never plays the conceptually absur...
If you're in the mood for Chris Evans and Ana de Armas doing a True Lies-style riff while their famous friends pop in for gag appearances that’ll make you say “I understood that reference!,” Ghosted is a mixed but viable option. Its espionage story is too drawn out, action interludes don't set the screen ablaze, nor does the romance get steamy enou...
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The Film Fanatic Review of Ghosted Season 1. Synopsis: A skeptical tough ex-cop is forced to team up with a nerdy scientist and firm believer of the paranorm...
Ghosted. Salt-of-the-earth Cole (Chris Evans) falls head over heels for enigmatic Sadie (Ana de Armas)--but then makes the shocking discovery that she's a secret agent. Before they can decide on a ...
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