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  • The first between Lorraine and the East German cops. None of them even so much as lands a hit on her, she makes perfect use of her environment (including a pan and a fridge's door) and she uses a hose to swing to the ground floor for her escape. Two other cops try to get her upon landing, and she makes quick work of them too.
  • The Oner of Lorraine fighting several mooks in an apartment and a staircase well, in an effort to protect Spyglass. It's been cited by many as a standout scene in the film. It's a brilliantly choreographed symphony of violence on par with something seen in John Wick or The Raid. The fight is absolutely brutal, realistic and taxing, with Lorraine using everything at her disposal to maul her opponents. Doubles as an awesome moment for Charlize Theron, who proved herself capable enough in performing her own stunts that they were able to add the oner in the first place at all.
  • Spyglass himself has two moments, namely memorizing the whole list of double-agents, ensuring his own value and coming to Lorraine's aid during the above-mentioned fight, getting in one good hit against the blond henchman.
  • Delphine ends up strangled to death by Percival, but not without defending herself, stabbing him with a knife and even planting it in his back.
  • The blond KGB agent is the only one to beat Lorraine in a fight, kicking her ass at the theater. Later, he manages to survive the hotel fight and run down Lorraine's car.
  • Lorraine's final confrontation with Bremovych and his goons in slow motion in Paris, getting rid of half a dozen men and Bremovych himself with a gun she hid in an ice bucket, despite being initially ambushed by them.
    Lorraine: I never worked for you. YOU worked for me.
  • Lorraine feeding the KGB false information and helping the Americans facilitate the collapse of the Berlin Wall by acting as a MI6 agent deserves mention.

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