American Assassin
(2017)
Overview
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
Director
Michael Cuesta
Top Billed
Dylan O'Brien
Keywords
Top Billed Cast
Crew
Reviews
Gimly
⭐ 3/10November 28, 2017
_American Assassin_ might be the most nothing movie of the year. I was sold on the trailer, I though Michael Keating looked great (and to be fair, he kinda was), but watching the movie itself, I felt completely blank. I can't even recommend _American Assassin_ as background noise.
_Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
KE
⭐ 2/10December 11, 2017
Don't bother watching, plot line has been so many times before. Turn off your TV and do something more productive instead !
Dark Jedi
August 26, 2019
This movie has been sitting on my unwatched shelf for quite a while and yesterday I finally got around to watch it.
I actually found this movie to be not too bad actually. It is far from a cinematic masterpiece but it is a pretty solid action/revenge movie. Dylan O’Brien is, unfortunately, pretty meh as the main character. Michael Keaton on the other hand is quite good in his character.
It is a reasonably action filled movie and I really li…
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CinemaSerf
⭐ 6/10November 10, 2022
This starts off with shades of the real Tunisian beach attacks from 2015, when "Rapp" (Dylan O'Brien) and his girlfriend find themselves caught up in a shooting that ends in tragedy. Determined on revenge, he attracts the attention of the CIA with whom he ends up working before being sent to the ultimate ninja training camp under the auspices of veteran "Hurley" (Michael Keaton). Working with local intelligence, they identify their target and aft… read the rest.
jw
⭐ 3/10December 4, 2024
First minutes announce bad direction.
The script isn't too original; well, it can be still entertaining. But two things you'll notice right at the start:
1.The scenes between the protagonist and his fiancee are long, so viewers can connect emotionally. Does it work for you? And why not?
2.When killers appear and try to shoot you, how do you move? Look at the milling crowd. Does that look like they are fleeing?
When your actors do not…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$33,000,000
Revenue
$67,200,000