Everly, a prostitute working for the brutal criminal overlord Taiko, is being attacked in her apartment by Taiko's enforcers after he discovers that she has been working with the police to bring down his organization. However, though Taiko expected his men to kill her easily after torturing her, Everly retrieves a gun she had hidden and manages to kill all of her attackers. Taiko then begins a sadistic game of toying with Everly, dispatching numerous hired killers and offering the other prostitutes in the building (which he presumably owns) a bounty if they manage to kill her. Meanwhile, Everly attempts to contact her mother and daughter to save them from other henchmen of Taiko and get them out of the situation alive.
As the film progresses, it is revealed that Everly was a prisoner in the plush apartment after having been kidnapped by Taiko four years earlier and forced into prostitution. She has had no contact with her mother or daughter during that time, and they are confused and angry at the deadly situation they are suddenly thrust into. As Everly fights off the numerous attacks, the foes become more outlandish; originally they are simply armed thugs, but eventually they appear in costumes and with themed groups for extravagant tortures. Everly is finally subdued, but manages to kill Taiko after his soldiers have left.
The film closes with Everly seemingly succumbing to her wounds, but with her daughter still alive and potentially safe with the death of Taiko. However, immediately before the credits there is audio of a beeping heart-monitor and gasp of breath to indicate that Everly might not have died after all.
On February 1, 2012, Kate Hudson joined the cast.[2] On May 10, 2013, Salma Hayek joined the cast to replace Hudson in the lead role.[3]
Release
The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 20, 2014.[4][5] The film was released on iTunes on January 23, 2015.[6] The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on February 27, 2015 by Dimension Films.[7]
Critical reception
Early reviews for Everly have been mixed to positive; it currently holds a 63% rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 8 reviews.<ref>"Everly". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 14, 2015.</ref<
