Movie Breakdown: Ghosted

Pre-Screening Stance:

I like Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, and I think director Dexter Fletcher did a really nice job on his last film, 2019’s Rocketman … but the trailers for Ghosted haven’t been great. Fingers crossed that it ends up being a fun ride.

Post-Screening Ramble:

Ghosted is like True Lies but without any of the good parts. You’ve got a secret agent, Sadie (Ana de Armas), and a sheepish love interest, Cole (Chris Evans). The latter is, of course, unaware that the former is employed by the CIA, so when he jets off to London to surprise her at what he believes is some kind of art deal, he finds himself in the middle of a scramble to claim a dangerous weapon.

Frankly, I’m blown away that Ghosted is from the guy who directed Rocketman. I don’t know if he just needed to get paid or what, but what he’s crafted here is a hollow, green screen-heavy mess without an ounce of genuine enthusiasm by anyone involved. Seriously, if you told me that this movie was created by an AI, I would believe you. It’s often so, so poorly lit and entirely fake-looking, and judging by the way a lot of the shots are framed, I’m not even sure Ana de Armas and Chris Evans – who have zero chemistry in this thing – were regularly in the same space together during filming. What a disaster.

Ghosted is now but a click away on Apple TV+. I wouldn’t bother.

One Last Thought:

There’s a big moment in this movie where Ana de Armas enters a room in slow-mo and is clearly meant to come off as the hottest of hot people, but her hair and makeup are janky and the scene appears to be lit with fluorescent lights, which just accentuates the unflattering do-up, so – somehow, someway – she doesn’t look good at all. How’s that even possible? It’s Ana de Armas.