Very well executed

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This movie was truly nonsense. Had the makers of this movie invested even a small sum of money for an actual state department foreign service employee to advise the director on how things work at U.S. embassies this might have been a decent movie. It had a great cast but the director seems have been on vacation. Just a stupid movie and not worth the time.

A good cast, a taut plot and some fun action scenes makes this a likable enough spy thriller. Unfortunately, this entire plot has been done many times before. The single bureaucrat who discovers a plot only to be framed and have to go on the run, has been done to death. Pierce Brosnan and Milla Jovovich are game enough and almost lift this little thriller above the fray.Jovovich is Kate Abbot, an American security employee working in the London embassy approving passports. She stumbles on to several questionable application approvals and is told to "leave it alone" by her superior, Bill (Robert Forster). When all of her fellow visa co-workers are killed during a bomb blast at a local restaurant, Kate manages to survive by luck. She then runs into Brosnan's hitman, The Watchmaker, who tries to kill her. She goes on the run and circumstances make it appear she is involved. She then has to clear her name and uncover the next terrorist attack.Its pretty standard fare, but the two leads elevate it. Seeing Brosnan as a villain is refreshing after his stint as Bond. Jovovich does a nice job as the innocent office worker forced into extraordinary circumstances. Dylan McDermott is a bright spot as the head of Kate's department. Angela Basset appears as the American Ambassador and does one dimensional stuff like yell at everyone to "clean this up." Her career has really gone down the tubes.The plot has some serious holes blown in it (haha, see what I did there?). Brosnan's Watchmaker is supposed to be an expert assassin, but he can't shoot straight in the chase scenes to save his life. If you can ignore how incompetent the London police are and the almost unbelievable way Kate manages to extricate herself from different situations, its a fun ride. Just don't think about what is happening too hard.

SURVIVOR is a cookie-cutter modern-day thriller featuring non-actress Milla Jovovich in the lead role of a government worker who gets accused of crimes she didn't commit and who is subsequently forced to go on the run to clear her name. It's a story we've seen play out time and again in the likes of THE BOURNE IDENTITY and SALT, and indeed there's absolutely nothing new in the way of material here.Jovovich is one of my least favourite actresses, but at least she doesn't have time to emote here - she's too busy running around. The film's best element is Pierce Brosnan, cast against type as a cold-hearted assassin, and very good he is in the role too. Budget-wise, this is a middling story, with a number of CGI explosions and the like to keep it going, and some mildly suspenseful chase sequences which aren't too bad. It's not the type of film to set the world on fire, but if you're looking for something easy it might just do the job.

This action-thriller boasts quite enjoyable, albeit unrealistic action and thrills that add a lot to the entertainment value. It manages to be enjoyable without being any longer than it should at around an hour and a half.The style of the action and thriller reminds me of that of action comedies (only the style, good action comedies generally have only okay to decent action, and Survivor is not comedic). Therefore, this movie could also work (possibly for the better) as an action comedy, but the comedy isn't obligatory in making it good to watch, as the action/thriller is quite fun already.Imagine Get Smart, but remove the comedy, and then add a few more thrills and action.+ Fun action-thrillerUnrealisticScore: 8