A reformed teenage getaway driver is dragged back into her unsavoury past when a former employer offers her an opportunity to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
Director: Shawn Simmons
Cast: Samara Weaving, Karl Glusman, Jermaine Fowler, Marshawn Lynch, Randall Park, Steve Zahn, Andy Garcia
Release Date: August 22, 2025
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Rated R for violence/bloody images, pervasive language, nudity, some sexual material and brief drug use.
Runtime: 1h 46m
Review:
Eenie Meanie is the kind of film that feels instantly familiar since it borrows from far better heist films but it’s still entertaining enough thanks to another strong turn from the Samara Weaving who carries the film with incredible ease. Shawn Simmons feels like a mash up of a Baby Driver and Ocean’s Eleven if you bought the off-brand version from a discount store. That's not to say that his film doesn't boast some inspired moments because it does especially during the film's first two acts. Those moments are fun, but the characters and situations are incredibly familiar which leaves the heavy lifting up to his cast which proves to be up to the task. Samara Weaving is given another chance to showcase her talents here with the film giving her plenty of time to shine. Weaving is an immensely talented actress and here she's given the opportunity to display her comedic and dramatic throughout. There are plenty of familiar faces here in supporting roles with Karl Glusman, who happily chews up scenery as the loser love interest, getting the largest amount of screen time but Weaving proves to be the glue that keeps it all together no matter how nonsensical the situations get. Andy Garcia and Steve Zahn pop up in limited roles but both actors seem to be screaming for screentime to flesh out their respective roles. Giving each of them a bit more time, especially with Weaving, could have given the film a more nuanced sense of depth that's sorely lacking. Also, the film takes a turn, tonally, in the film's final act that jarring since everything up to that point had been so lighthearted and freewheeling. It leaves Eenie Meanie on rather dour note, which is a strange choice since everything else has played out in a fairly predictable manner.
B-
