
In Boston, Mary (Henson), an expert assassin, kills her target Marcus Miller, a bookie, in his apartment. She discovers that Marcus had a son, a young boy named Danny (Jahi Di'Allo Winston), when she finds him in his room playing video games. Filled with guilt, Mary takes her leave. A year later, Danny is living on his own and has been working for a criminal named Uncle (Berkeley) and Mary has kept a distant eye on him. When a drug delivery to Jerome (Burke) goes bad, Danny a... (Full plot summary below)
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In Boston, Mary (Henson), an expert assassin, kills her target Marcus Miller, a bookie, in his apartment. She discovers that Marcus had a son, a young boy named Danny (Jahi Di'Allo Winston), when she finds him in his room playing video games. Filled with guilt, Mary takes her leave. A year later, Danny is living on his own and has been working for a criminal named Uncle (Berkeley) and Mary has kept a distant eye on him. When a drug delivery to Jerome (Burke) goes bad, Danny asks for more money, finds it in a fridge, and takes it to Uncle. However, Uncle notices some is missing and smacks Danny when the boy says he used it to get food, with Uncle threatening to hurt the boy. When Danny is taking a nap on a bench, he notices someone swipes his bag and gives chase. Pulling out his gun and getting the thief to drop it, Danny then faints and falls to the ground. Several moments later, Mary finds him..
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| The RingerK. Austin CollinsIt's too aggressively mediocre for all that, and Henson, for her many merits otherwise, is encouraged to deliver a middling performance in kind. The movie knows what makes her worth watching. It simply doesn't know how to make itself equally worthy. |
| Detroit NewsAdam Graham"Proud Mary" is a flawed shoot-em-up whose heart may be in the right place, but its head is nursing a gaping wound. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderMost of Proud Mary, for some reason, wants to be a dreary melodrama with little action and much formulaic dialogue. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfPainfully dull stuff, keeping Henson muted and butt-kicking to a bare minimum, under the weird impression that ticket-buyers are more interested in condiment talk than thrilling acts of antihero self-preservation. |
| Black Girl NerdsJoi ChildsProud Mary is a solid addition to the female-led action film lexicon. While not perfect, the film still shines despite the odds (and A&M budget) stacked against it. |
| Mediaversity ReviewsLi LaiEven while the rest of the film collapses around Taraji P. Henson like a poorly made soufflé, she gamely holds up her end of the bargain. |
| Pay Or WaitSharronda WilliamsThis movie and this studio does not deserve Taraji P. Henson. |
| Fresh FictionCourtney HowardMary's redemptive journey of a woman reclaiming independence through wisdom and wit comes alive in Henson's capable hands. |
| New York Magazine/VultureDavid EdelsteinYou'd think a movie called Proud Mary would be sonically sensational, but the busy score is so ineffectual that it might as well be coming from the next multiplex screen over. |
| RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonProud Mary doesn’t deserve the lack of faith its studio has in it. In fact, it’s almost good, so close to success that its flaws truly become frustrating. |