Wildcat
Directed by James NunnA former black ops operator, Ada, is pulled out of retirement to pull one last job to rescue her kidnapped daughter. Simple, straightforward, and so, so much more complicated. Her heist team includes her numbskull brother, Edward, Curtis, another former merc who owes her a life debt, and Roman, with whom she has a tangled professional and romantic history.
- Dale LeerDecember 13, 2025Wildcat isn’t just bad, it’s cinematic fraud, the kind of bargain‑bin Guy Ritchie cosplay you’d expect from a bootleg DVD stall in a back alley. The budget clearly went straight into Kate Beckinsale’s pay check, leaving about £500 to be split between the cast, the CGI, and a few pints for the crew to keep up their morale for signing on to such a piece of shit movie. The action looks like it was choreographed by someone who just discovered slow‑mo on their iPhone and the visuals are so cheap they make Sharknado look like Avatar. Beckinsale, bless her, tries to inject gravitas into a script that reads like it was scribbled on a kebab wrapper, but the whole thing collapses into a litter box of clichés, horrendously cheap aesthetics, and unintentional comedy.
- jackmeatDecember 10, 2025My quick rating - 4.7/10. Wildcat follows an ex–black ops team that reunites for one last desperate heist, all to save the life of an eight-year-old girl. I’m always a sucker for a Kate Beckinsale action flick. If you’ve seen any of the Underworld movies, you get it. She opens the film with a quick burst of exposition before the story jumps in with both feet, and the movie wastes no time delivering its heist, which is over before the 80s-style Bond credits start rolling. That’s certainly one way to pace a film. We flash back to “10 years earlier,” where Ada (Beckinsale) and Roman (Lewis Tan) reappear to ponder the idea of kids and admit they’re both married to the job. It’s a quiet moment, but the movie doesn’t let it breathe. Instead, it vaults ahead to “10 days before the heist,” suggesting the past didn’t have much left to say. If you’re enjoying the bouncing timeline, the film then jumps again - this time to “10 hours before the heist” - where the real story finally decides to begin. Alice Krige steps in as Ms. Vine, a villain with a perfectly sharpened tone that fits the role like a glove. The script scatters extra plot threads around in an attempt to elevate the film above a standard heist setup. A detour through the wrong London neighborhood that erupts into a full-on gang riot adds some needed chaos, and for a moment, you can see the movie shooting for something wilder. But most sequences stretch longer than they should, and even with a few solid pieces of choreography, the momentum stalls more than it sprints. It’s impossible for me not to mention Beckinsale’s appearance. Whether the culprit is CGI smoothing or heavy makeup, the effect gives her a strangely plastic sheen. The inconsistency becomes distracting, especially when her look shifts between flashbacks. I hate calling it out, but it pulls attention away from her performance, and that’s never ideal when she’s the biggest draw. The action scenes that do land are fine. Serviceable, competent, easy to follow, but rarely push past average. The whole movie carries that familiar STS energy: a mid-budget action project built to spotlight a recognizable star. There’s nothing wrong with that lane, but Wildcat doesn’t do much to stand out. It moves from beat to beat without ever gripping me, and even the higher-stakes moments never rise above “just okay.” Beckinsale deserves scripts with more bite because she still sells intensity better than most. Wildcat, meanwhile, sits firmly in the middle of the action-movie pack - watchable enough, but unlikely to leave much of an impression after the credits fade.
- Nicholas DeRoyDecember 31, 2025A well-intentioned film that struggles to fully connect. The performances are sincere and the emotional core is there, but uneven pacing and a scattered narrative keep key moments from landing. It has thoughtful ideas, yet the execution never quite matches the ambition. More admirable than engaging.
- NanetDecember 13, 2025Oh, dear. I had high hopes, and when I started the movie, those same hopes died. I feel that Kate hasn't reached the heights of the Underworld movies. They were pretty well written, I felt. This one sadly wasn't. The characters weren't easy to get invested in. The storyline felt incomplete and shallow.
- Hipster ZOMBIENovember 30, 2025Kate Beckinsale has always been one of those actresses I rooted for. She can act. She’s smoking hot. And thanks to the Underworld films she’s an action star. But she never got the one franchise or Oscar bait film to shoot him into super stardom. Enter Wildcat. Another generic action film that Beckinsale seems trapt in, but you can’t say she doesn’t give it her all. The film is just pretty dull. Great cast around Beckinsale though. Very happy to see Roxy Striar, a Los Angeles based podcaster and entertainment reporter I’ve enjoyed listening to over the years, getting a pretty decent part in the film. Overall though this film is decent for the cast nothing much else.
Wildcat Trivia
Wildcat was released on November 25, 2025.
Wildcat was directed by James Nunn.
Wildcat has a runtime of 1h 39m.
Wildcat was produced by Dominic Burns, Crawford Anderson-Dillon, James Harris, Mark Lane.
A former black ops operator, Ada, is pulled out of retirement to pull one last job to rescue her kidnapped daughter. Simple, straightforward, and so, so much more complicated. Her heist team includes her numbskull brother, Edward, Curtis, another former merc who owes her a life debt, and Roman, with whom she has a tangled professional and romantic history.
The key characters in Wildcat are Ada (Kate Beckinsale), Roman (Lewis Tan), Mrs. Christina Vine (Alice Krige).
Wildcat is rated R.
Wildcat is an Action, Thriller film.
Wildcat has an audience rating of 2.7 out of 10.
Wildcat had a budget of $50,000.