Netflix’s new thriller Lou has its first trailer – and viewers are already comparing it to John Wick and Taken. The movie stars Allison Janney as a woman trying to forget her past when she’s drawn into a hunt for the criminal who kidnapped her neighbor’s daughter.
The trailer opens with Janney's character living a solitary life with her dog as she battles to move on from a mysterious event. "I wish I could say that some good came from what I did," she says in a voiceover, "in truth, I left the world a more dangerous place." Sounds ominous…
However, she’s quickly thrown back into the vigilante life when her neighbor’s young daughter is kidnapped in the middle of a storm. The girl’s mother (played by Jurnee Smollett) asks for her help and they set out on a journey to find the person responsible. There’s plenty of action in the two-minute clip as it seems like Janney’s Lou will stop at nothing to get the young girl back.
"This movie looks so good and interesting," wrote a third. "It's like a Taken movie where a parent will do anything to find her child but has a twist." Another commented: "Perfect casting to put Janney in a role like this. She truly can do anything." A fifth suggested another comparison, adding: "So the female version of The Old Man?"
