Jolt (2021)
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The story
Lindy Lewis, an ex-bouncer suffering from intermittent explosive disorder triggered by annoying people, is treated with an electroshock vest by Dr. Ivan Munchin. When her psychiatrist suggests forming a relationship as treatment, she goes on a date with an accountant named Justin. However, she soon discovers he has been murdered. Frustrated by the police's slow progress, Lindy decides to take matters into her own hands. She steals evidence, escapes from detectives, and begins a dangerous hunt to uncover the truth behind Justin's death and the identity of his killer.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Lindy Lewis, an ex-bouncer with intermittent explosive disorder, is treated with an electroshock vest by Dr. Ivan Munchin. Following his advice to find a relationship, she dates an accountant named Justin but discovers he has been murdered. Taking matters into her own hands, she steals evidence, crashes a car into a detective, and uses a hacker to trace Justin's connections to an arms dealer, Gareth Fizal. After being detained by Fizal's security, Lindy boobytraps her own apartment to trick them. She eventually infiltrates Fizal's building, where she discovers Fizal is already dead. It is revealed that Justin was actually a CIA agent who faked his death to use Lindy to kill Fizal. Justin attempts to electrocute Lindy, but she is now immune and kills him with explosives. Lindy returns to Munchin, who admits he was working for Justin. After a brief standoff with the police, she is hospitalized. In the end, a mysterious woman appears, claiming to be a superior to Munchin and Justin, and invites Lindy to join her.
- First release year
- 2021
- Runtime (minutes)
- 91
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Tanya Wexler
- Writers
- Scott Wascha · writer
- Cast and characters
- Kate Beckinsale · Lindy Lewis; Bobby Cannavale · Detective Vicars; Laverne Cox · Detective Nevin; Stanley Tucci · Dr. Ivan Munchin; Jai Courtney · Justin; David Bradley · Gareth Fizal; Ori Pfeffer · Delacroix; Susan Sarandon · The Woman with No Name
- Genres
- action; comedy
- Themes
- vengeance; mental health; identity
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; dark comedy; neon-soaked
- Premise and plot tags
- action; comedy; sci-fi adjacent; dark comedy
- Content notes
- torture
- Reception
- The film received mixed or average reviews, with critics praising the premise and lead performance but criticizing the predictable plot and lack of freshness.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 40% · review count: 78; Metacritic · score: 48 · scale: 100 · review count: 16
- Production trivia
- Filming took place in Bulgaria and the United Kingdom.; The film was released on Amazon Prime Video.; The hacker Andy discovers the keys Lindy gave him are for Justin's supercar in a mid-credits scene.
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