BARELY LETHAL!!

Barely Lethal!!

Key Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Jessica Alba, Samuel L Jackson.

Director: Kyle Newman.

Writer: John D'Arco

Genre: Action Comedy

Themes: Betrayal, violence, Secrecy, friendship

Release: April 2015

Budget:?

Key Scenes:

An important scene within Barely Lethal is towards the end of the the film when Megan (Hailee Steinfeld) is told that she is able to leave the agency (Prescot's) and lead a normal(ish) life.The audience from the beginning of the film were shown that Megan was not a normal spy because she wasn't able to detach from the outside world. This is important as the message through out the film is that she is not supposed to have feelings or attachments. This is important because the audience wants the her to succeed and get what she wants. The scene shows that although the agency has taught her not to feel, she never really could do that meaning that the audience felt sympathy for her as she manages to escape the life that she never wanted. 

Micro-features:

Performance is important in this film because it is based around a spy trying to hide her identity. The protagonist Megan has to try and live a normal life whilst trying to get away from the spy agency. This is important as this creates suspense as the audience knows who she really is but the other characters do not, meaning that the audience are on edge as they don't want her to be found out. Because the film is an action comedy it means that performance is important because she has to be able to deliver the action elements (for example: stunts) but whilst also being a high school student with a funny/bubbly personality.

Comparables:

Barely Lethal is similar to Kingsman (Matthew Vaughn 2014). The story is slightly different being that there is a role reversal. Instead of wanting to leave a spy agency (Barely Lethal) the protagonist in Kingsman wants to join an agency. It also has very similar themes of betrayal and violence.