Knight and Day Review

Knight and Day gives its audience a nice mix of action and romance making it the perfect movie for date night. Directed by James Mangold (Girl Interrupted, Walk the Line), this film revolves around June Havens (Cameron Diaz) a regular wholesome gal on her way home to her sister’s wedding. She meets mysterious yet intriguing stranger Roy Miller (Tom Cruise) at the airport and a spark ignites between them. Unlike most rom-coms, this spark really does appear to be genuine and it is the chemistry between Diaz and Cruise that gives this movie an edge over other dull movies of the same genre. I’ve always liked Cameron Diaz and this movie made me fall in love with her all over again. Her character June Havens suits her perfectly as she seems as surprised as we are to find her ripped out of the rom-com she expected to find herself in and into an action packed adventure.

Roy Miller is not the knight in shining armor that she expected him to be. He is a former secret agent on the run from the FBI. It’s hard to believe that Tom Cruise is 48 in this movie where he takes on all his own stunts. Having Mission Impossible under your belt might have other advantages after all. His character is extremely likable as he goes on a quest to protect innocent Simon Fleck (Paul Dano), the inventor of a infinite energy source from being exploited and takes June along for the ride. The action moves at quite a fast pace because of a neat plot device that is actually pretty comical. We see the events through the eyes of June who falls unconscious quite regularly. This means that the audience is constantly finding itself in new dangerous situations with the impression that you have slipped past the more tedious parts of the film. Throw in a bit of romance and some beautiful scenery and you’ve got yourself a perfect popcorn blockbuster.

Rating: 5/10 I really didn’t expect to like this movie as much as I did. It’s one of those terrible films filled with ridiculous plot holes and clichés but for some reason, the humor and the characters make this not just bearable but downright enjoyable too. If you must drag your action flick loving boyfriend along to see a chick flick at least the stunts, weapons and motorbikes make it some sort of compromise. Saying that, Knight and Day is most definitely a chick flick and I don’t think everyone will fall under its spell like I have.

Knight and Day is out in cinemas today, Friday August 6th, so if you like the look of it, it’s not a bad way to spend a couple of hours.

Recommended for: Those looking to switch their brain off for a couple of hours. Just disengage and enjoy.

Not recommended for: People that watch the trailer and think ‘No way will I ever enjoy that.’ You probably won’t.