Barely Lethal

2015 • 98 minutes

About this movie

Megan Walsh (Hailee Steinfeld) is a teenage special ops agent who yearns for a normal adolescence. After faking her own death she assumes the role of an exchange student and quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of a typical American high school can be even more difficult than international espionage. Also starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Alba, Sophie Turner, Dove Cameron, and Thomas Mann.

Ratings and reviews

The movie is entertaining purely because it is so ridiculous. I laughed at the "serious" secret agent stuff as much as the, at times poorly delivered, "witty" banter. Chalk full of all the typical high school troupes it doesn't disappoint in giving you that authentically terrible teenage comedy feel. Despite all of the issues, the film never loses sight of what it really is, a high school secret agent comedy. Its funny both when it is and isn't meant to be, the acting is exactly what it needs to be and the action sequences believe it or not are par with other action comedies. Over all i'd say its great for getting in a good bit of laughter and is absolutely made for the this current generation of high school and college aged kids. It may disappoint an older crowd but really, What were you expecting?

This movie isn't much of an action movie except a little in the beggining and the ending. The middle is mostly drama but some really good comedy too. It is all really good though. I am a huge fan of Dove Cameron and she definitely did a great job as Liz. I definitely think the other actors did a great job and it has a really nice plot. If you like Action, Drama, and Comedy you will definitely like this movie. If you thought this was completely action with not much drama you probably shouldn't watch it thoug

With such a great mash up of actors I knew this couldn't go wrong. For me it didn't! I very much enjoyed this movie and will be purchasing it once I can. I don't know why so many people had the hate on about it, I was totally entertained the whole movie.