Do you know what the output from a comedy movie that is blended with some action is? The result of such a mixture is “American ultra”, which is an action-comedy movie. The film “American Ultra” seeks to blend a romantic, slacker romance with a sleek, super-violent action film. Let's move further to know what the movie is about.
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The role of Mike Howell, a long-haired stoner who works at a spectacularly run-down convenience store in lonely and rural West Virginia, is played by Jesse Eisenberg.
On vacation to Hawaii, he intends to propose to his longtime love, Phoebe Larson(Kristen Stewart). Unfortunately, he is unable to board the plane since he suffers from severe panic episodes whenever he attempts to leave town. He's baffled as to why Phoebe puts up with him.
In Langley, Virginia, CIA Agent Victoria Lasseter gets a coded warning that Adrian Yates and his comparable “Toughguy” agents are planning to murder Mike, the lone survivor of her “Wiseman” Ultra programme. Lasseter travels to Liman, feeling obligated to defend Mike, and “activates” Mike using a sequence of code phrases. Mike is perplexed by their relevance, and she resigns in frustration.
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Principal filming began on April 14, 2014, near New Orleans, Louisiana, and concluded in mid-June. The team had to contend with snakes, alligators, and severe rain while filming in Louisiana.
With two cameras operating to obtain coverage, Nourizadeh and director of photography Michael Bonvillain emphasised wide views and enabled the actors to wander about the set.
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John Martel, a self-taught artist from Lake Charles, Louisiana, produced the “Apollo Ape” artwork. Artist Jim Evans created a promotional poster in the manner of a comic book cover. Gary Leib created the end credits animation. Over the course of six months, Leib worked on the animation.
Apsara Distribution announced in November 2013 that they have purchased the rights to distribute the picture outside of the United States. Lionsgate revealed in March 2014 that they have paid $7 million for the North American rights to the picture.
Lionsgate announced the film's August 21 release date in April 2015. MTV published the first still and two teaser posters on May 14, 2015. Yahoo! Movies published the red band trailer on May 28, 2015. In addition, Lionsgate developed a website giving free marijuana to anyone with existing prescriptions to promote the picture at Comic-Con.
MTV published the first still and two teaser posters on May 14, 2015. Yahoo! Movies published the red band trailer on May 28, 2015.
The film had its world debut at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. On August 21, 2015, the film was released. It is the first film with a DTS:X soundtrack to be released. Lionsgate spent $12.6 million on television advertising to promote the picture, according to iSpot.TV.
In North America, American Ultra grossed $14,439,985, while in other regions, it grossed $15,855,091 for a global total of $30,295,076, against a budget of $28 million.
According to industry predictions, the film's first weekend revenues will be between $7 and $8 million. The picture earned $5.5 million in its first weekend, placing it sixth at the box office and third among new films for the week, behind Sinister 2 ($10.5 million) and Hitman: Agent 47 ($8.3 million).
How American Ultra is Taken by Critics?
“Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart endure an anarchic mishmash with loads of violence but few laughs,” said Mark Kermode of The Guardian, giving the film two out of five stars.
“There is nothing more deadly than a stoned cold murderer,” says David Dishman of the McAlester News-Capital, “and although they may be right, there's also nothing outstanding about that stoned cold killer's movie.”
Critics gave American Ultra a mixed response. The film has a 43 per cent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 176 reviews with an average rating of 5.40/10.
“American Ultra offers some fascinating concepts, but it's too easily sidetracked to live up to its real potential,” according to the site's critical consensus.
The film has a 50 out of 100 Metacritic score, based on 31 reviewers, indicating “mixed or mediocre reviews.”
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