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Assassins in stockings and stilettos: is it time movies killed off hitwoman cliches? – The Guardian
Ripped arms, crazy wigs, backless dresses, crying while causing carnage … as Jessica Chastain stars in Ava, our writer wonders why female contract killers never wear clumpy shoes

Youre probably looking forward to seeing Scarlett Johannson and Florence Pugh in skintight neoprene and thigh-holsters. I know I am. But while Marvels postponed Black Widow movie hovers perpetually on the horizon like a black ops chopper, hitwoman completists can get their fix from Ava. Jessica Chastain plays a contract killer who, in between assignments, juggles father issues, sister issues, ex-boyfriend issues, alcohol issues and PTSD. No wonder the stress is starting to show.
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