The wonderfully high concept American Ultra is showing all the promise of a sleeper Summer hit, with everything we see of the Max Landis (Chronicle) scripted, Nima Nourizadeh (Project X) directed stoner comedy/action thriller hybrid being soooo much fun. Case in point, this new clip, which sees the aftermath of the future Lex Luthor Jesse Eisenberg’s deadly efficiency with a spoon.
Released: 21st August (U.S.)/ 28th August (IRL/U.K.)
Synopsis: Mike (Jesse Eisenberg), a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe (Kristen Stewart), find his life suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.
Synopsis: Mike (Jesse Eisenberg), a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe (Kristen Stewart), find his life suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.
