Angelina Jolie is almost believable as Hannah, a damaged, foul-mouthed firefighter stationed in a Montana forest, where she must protect 12-year-old Connor (Finn Little), whose father is being pursued by two very efficient hitmen (Aidan Gillen and Nicholas Hoult).
Director Taylor Sheridan (Wind River) plays to Jolie’s streak of wildness, but even in smoke-smudged makeup and Carhartt trousers she looks a little too much like a movie star. That’s possibly part of the pleasure of this popcorn movie, which starts strongly as a tense action thriller. Unfortunately, the second half is over-reliant on flashy disaster set pieces, blazing towards a predictable, melodramatic conclusion.
• In cinemas from 17 May
