Monday 5 December 2011

The American (2010) 6/10

Starring : George Clooney, Violante Pacido, Thekla Reuten
Director : Anton Corbijn
Running Time : 100 mins

When he is forced to kill his girlfriend in Sweden, assassin and master gun craftsman Jack (Clooney) vows that his next assignment will be his last before he retires for good, He travels to Italy where he starts a relationships with prostitute Clara (Pacido) and begins work constructing a gun intended for assassination by Belgian client Mathilde (Reuten), but the information he holds about his clients and his bosses might be more than his life’s worth.

Clooney isn’t a particularly sympathetic character in this slow paced action thriller, but eventually he redeems himself. The fact that he kills his own girlfriend basically to cover his own tracks isn’t the best character trait, but the fact that this preys on his mind for the remainder of the film is something, I suppose. Fans of nudity will love Violante Pacido as the prostitute gone good, but don’t expect too much excitement in the action department.

You’ll like this if you liked : Edge Of Darkness



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