Director Vicky Jewson
Starring Noomi Rapace, Olivia Jewson, Abdellatif Chaouqi
Rated MA
Score 4.5/6

A bodyguard and counter-terrorism expert Sam takes a job protecting Zoe a rich young heiress. Neither party is keen on the arrangement until a violent kidnap forces them to go on the run.

I seem to remember that the reason why I chose to watch this was that it was a suggestion curtesy of the Netflix algorithm. When I started watching this I found that my mind immediately started drawing connections to the James Bond Franchise and The Carl Hamilton (for those of you wondering I am familiar with some of the movies featuring Carl Hamilton and not the novels). Considering how low key the opening for Close was I would say that its more like the Hamilton Franchise then the Bond. Even though the plot has what could easily be described as an ‘its been done before’ feel the movie is still very watchable and there are some very beautiful shots of Morocco.
I was unfamiliar with most of the people involved with the production Close, it turns out that Close is director Vicky Jewson’s third movie. I was only kind of familiar with Noomi Rapace’s work. I loved Rapace’s performance and would like to see more of her character Sam Carlson.
For those of you who might be interested apparently Rapace’s character is based on that of Jacquie Davis, one of the world’s real-life leading female bodyguards.