💥Eenie Meanie (2025) Review — Fast Cars, Faster Choices, and a Wild Ride of Regret 🚗💸

"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe..." — sometimes, life’s choices are just that deadly.

Eenie Meanie, the new heist comedy thriller from debut director Shawn Simmons, speeds into 2025 with a turbo-charged mix of chaos, charm, and crime. Starring Samara Weaving in a performance that’s equal parts fierce and fragile, this film delivers a stylish, adrenaline-fueled story about redemption, revenge, and the thin line between running away and driving toward your destiny.

Released on Hulu on August 22, 2025, the film has quickly become a hit with streamers, proving that crime — when mixed with heartbreak and horsepower — can make for one hell of a joyride.

🎬 The Plot — From Trauma to Turbo

The story begins in 2007 Cleveland, where a young Edie Meaney (Elle Graham) takes the wheel for all the wrong reasons — driving her intoxicated parents home, only to end up in tragedy. Her mother dies, her father is left paralyzed, and Edie’s life takes a hard left into chaos.

Years later, now grown up and toughened by trauma, Edie (Samara Weaving) has earned the nickname “Eenie Meanie” — a getaway driver with a haunted past. After leaving behind her reckless partner John (Karl Glusman) and her life of crime, she tries to start over working at a bank. But fate, as it tends to do, has other plans.

When a bank robbery puts her back in the crosshairs of her old mob boss Nico (Andy Garcia), Edie is forced to pull off one last job — stealing $3 million in poker winnings from a casino in Toledo. What follows is a combustible blend of high-speed chases, double-crosses, and moral collisions that test Edie’s strength, loyalty, and the limits of love.

“Sometimes you don’t choose the getaway car — it chooses you.”

💣 The Heist, the Hustle, and the Heart

At its core, Eenie Meanie isn’t just about the heist — it’s about escape. Edie isn’t just outrunning cops or criminals; she’s trying to outrun her past. Shawn Simmons, known for his witty work on Wayne, brings that same kinetic energy to the screen, mixing dark humor with emotional grit.

The casino sequence is a standout — a slick, pulsing montage of flashing lights, roaring engines, and close calls that could make Baby Driver blush. And while the bullets fly, it’s the quieter moments — between Edie and her reformed father, or her fateful talk with John — that give the film its bruised emotional backbone.

“I’ve spent my whole life driving for someone else. This time, it’s my road.”

🚗 Samara Weaving: The Engine That Keeps It All Running

Let’s get this straight — Samara Weaving owns this movie. From her tough-as-nails swagger to the quiet ache in her eyes, she nails the duality of a woman caught between guilt and survival. Critics may be divided on the film’s tone, but nearly everyone agrees: Weaving’s performance is electric.

Her chemistry with Karl Glusman gives the movie its emotional spark, while Andy Garcia’s quietly menacing turn as mob boss Nico adds old-school gravitas. Jermaine Fowler, Steve Zahn, and Marshawn Lynch (yes, that Marshawn Lynch!) round out a cast that knows how to keep both the tension and the comedy revving.

🎥 Direction, Style & Score

Director Shawn Simmons may be new to the big screen, but he brings a sharp eye for rhythm and rebellion. Tim Ives’s

cinematography paints neon reflections across dirty windshields, while Bobby Krlic’s pulse-pounding score keeps your foot tapping and your heart racing.

The tone sometimes swerves between grim tragedy and screwball chaos — but that’s part of its charm. Eenie Meanie feels like a mixtape made from Quentin Tarantino’s swagger, Edgar Wright’s pacing, and a dash of 2000s nostalgia.

📊 Streaming Success

After its August 22 release, Eenie Meanie quickly burned rubber on Hulu’s charts, racing into the Top 15 Today list and becoming the most-streamed film in the U.S. during its debut week. It’s been holding strong, staying in the top 20 for over a month — proof that audiences can’t resist a little chaos with their comedy.

🧨 Critics’ Verdict — A Split Road Ahead

Critics are as divided as the film’s title might suggest. With a 42% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 47/100 on Metacritic, reviews range from “wildly fun” to “wildly uneven.”

However, standout praise has gone to Samara Weaving and the film’s kinetic energy:

• Empire called it “a rollicking crime comedy with punchy jokes and exhilarating action.”

• Screen Rant praised it for “blending emotion with high-energy action.”

• TheWrap hailed its “snappy dialogue and cool car chases.”

Even those who found it messy couldn’t deny its momentum — and that’s saying something.

🏁 Final Verdict

Eenie Meanie may not reinvent the heist wheel, but it sure burns rubber doing it. Fueled by Samara Weaving’s powerhouse performance, vibrant direction, and bursts of thrilling chaos, this is a film that embraces its flaws and dares to have fun with them.

It’s messy, loud, heartfelt, and full of motion — just like its lead character. And by the end, as Edie drives off into her own future, you can’t help but root for her one last time.

Verdict: ★★★½☆ (3.5/5)Fast, funny, and a little reckless — Eenie Meanie might not play it safe, but that’s exactly why it works.

🎞️ Eenie Meanie (2025)Genre: Heist | Comedy | Thriller

Director & Writer: Shawn Simmons

Cast: Samara Weaving, Karl Glusman, Andy Garcia, Steve Zahn, Jermaine Fowler, Marshawn Lynch

Runtime: 96 minutes

Streaming on: Hulu (U.S.) | Disney+ (International)

“You can fix an engine. You can’t fix the past. But maybe — just maybe — you can drive past it.”