Rogue review – it's Megan Fox v stalking lion in an energetic action thriller

Fox leads a mercenary crew against a group of Islamist wildlife poachers in a South African grassland setting that's more than just an attractive backdrop

If hit Netflix documentary Tiger King had you championing the big cat cause, here's the animal rights-respecting action-thriller you should watch next. Transformers' Megan Fox stars as Samantha O'Hara, the gun-toting girl-boss of a mercenary crew in South Africa who must retrieve a high-value hostage from a band of Islamic militants-cum-ivory-poachers. It's a money-making mission though, not a humanitarian one, and any heroics are performed reluctantly: If I die because I'm doing the right thing, I'm gonna be so pissed," says Sam.

The action rattles along at a decent pace, punctuated by regular mauling deaths as Sam's utterly expendable crew hunker down in an abandoned lion farm". It's not just the local al-Shabaab cell that threatens their lives; they're also being stalked by a lioness gone rogue.