Diagonaldi Very well executed

Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

utahdarkhorse Eisenburgs emo virgin character was only slightly annoying when he was actually young enough to play it. But he's 35 years old and this ridiculous, spineless character he's playing got old about 30 seconds in. Half a movie later, it's still there. Couldn't watch any more.

MJB784 The story was confusing, the action scenes didn't have a clear tone and I didn't laugh much. Probably the worst movie I've seen this year. Certainly the worst this summer.

harrylal Watched this film on Film 4 in the UK (actually still watching it - there's an ad break) and it's hugely entertaining. The thing is, I'd never heard of it, so had no preconceptions. Jesse whossisname killing two CIA operatives with a spoon and a Pot Noodle hooked me. This film is all good!

Smerdyakoff American Ultra is a play on the real UK Ultra program where the army tried to create a super soldier using mind control techniques, like LSD. I like these genre crossing movies. The secret agent who doesn't know he is a secret agent due to mind control then becomes activated is, ala "Long Kiss Goodnight", well trodden road. The evil government agency, the CIA in this case, sealing a town off for some nefarious purpose is also one of the motifs, ala the "Crazies". recycled. Stoner slacker guy, Mike Howell, with no middle class ambitions is a good all around comic relief character, played by Jesse Eisenberg with his devoted girl friend played by Kristen Stewart is a good pair. He works at a convenience store by himself ala "Clerks" and draws some silly comic about a super ape he hopes to get published. That duo made the movie, because neither of them are action hero types, quite the opposite for Jesse Eisenberg. He is a good character actor for the nerdy neurotic picked-on type, and a like-able sort of guy. Kristen Stewart is OK too, but she got a swelled head from all those vampire werewolf movies she starred in and got her rich. Then there is John Leguizmo who played his usual latino punk hustler role that was unimpressive. Topher Grace was good as the bad CIA agent who wanted to kill poor conditioned to not know who he really is Jesse, aka Mike Howell. Then they even had Walter Goggins replay his psycho killer role as a fellow American Ultra agent suitably named Laugher, he is a laughing psychopath. who was a psycho before he was put in the Ultra program. The over the top, impossible violent action scenes are no more excessive than the norm these days. To be honest, we can use less of that. But that is what brings in the crowds. The movie was nothing awesome but what made it good was that it had a soul thanks to the lead couple. It wasn't as good as "Super", which broker every movie conclusion convention, so it really doesn't rate camp-cult status. The ape cartoon interludes are interesting but sort of lame as well. But it is a pretty interesting and watchable flick and is much better than the comic book Marvel DC run of the mill product that this crosses genres with.