So if you didn't inform yourself (I only found out watching Charlize Theron in talk shows promoting the movie), this is based on a graphic novel series. Which makes sense if you watch it - this having a background before the film was made. Now even so, that doesn't mean this will be free of cliches - quite the opposite is true.
Theron is really good and while as I mentioned you will and should be able to predict what is going to happen (even certain "twists"/betrayals and so forth). But the action is more than rock solid, even without knowing that Theron took her training very seriously! Who else would be driving around with a very real looking prop axe? Exactly! So while I understand that some might be cynical about the whole thing, you are missing out on just having fun with this. It's not the greatest movie ever made, but it doesn't pretend to be either
Theron is really good and while as I mentioned you will and should be able to predict what is going to happen (even certain "twists"/betrayals and so forth). But the action is more than rock solid, even without knowing that Theron took her training very seriously! Who else would be driving around with a very real looking prop axe? Exactly! So while I understand that some might be cynical about the whole thing, you are missing out on just having fun with this. It's not the greatest movie ever made, but it doesn't pretend to be either