I wrote a bit on Haywire way back in June before the marketing machine went into top gear wondering why this film wasn’t on the radar.  With a director like Steven Soderbergh and a cast that includes marquee heavy names like Ewan McGregor, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender and Bill Paxton all teaming up with experienced MMA fighter and ex-American Gladiator Gina Carano, how could this film get made so quietly?

It’s a moot point now because as of last weekend, we finally got to see what Soderbergh and Co. have been up to.  It was a risky move casting Carano in the lead, and the question is, did it pay off?

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Normally I like to take a day or two after I see a film to really absorb it before I sit down to write my review for it.  For this one I waited a whopping 90 minutes.  The question is, am I jumping on it so quickly because I loved it and want to rave about it, or did I hate it and feel the need to bag on it?  Read on to find out.

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Steven Soderbergh is one of those directors whose projects always garner a bit of attention.  His CV is pretty impressive and normally when he gathers together an A-list cast, news of the film is all over the web.  So imagine my surprise when I happened across a listing for a new film of his that I hadn’t heard a lick about.  It wouldn’t be so shocking if the film was in the early stages of production, but this one is completed and according to IMDB, is set to be released in August.

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