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Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton and Sanaa Lathan must prevent a World War in this action thriller from the director of Kill the Messenger. More
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Directed by Michael Cuesta
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American Assassin | Reviews
34%182 reviews
Considering how generic this slice of vaguely xenophobic counter-terror wish-fulfillment is, it comes as a surprise how bloody American Assassin turns out to be. From the get-go, the film’s violence is frequently shocking (well, R16-level shocking, not the fully traumatising kind). Quickly
squandering any emotional investment in its lead, American Assassin dares you to care as its rote plot follows a good-looking US government-endorsed psycho (Dylan O’Brien) as he’s taken under the wing of a grizzled, experienced, US government-endorsed psycho (Michael Keaton) to take down a different good-looking non-US-government-endorsed psycho (Taylor Kitsch) who’s working with a bunch of not-quite-so-awesome psychos (various). Full reviewFlicks, Steve Newall
Variety
"American Assassin" is so close-mouthed and macho that it blends in with Bourne, Bond and "Taken's" Brian Mills. Rapp can blast his way through Turkey - but this sullen, swollen hero can't elbow those box office heavyweights to make room.
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Total Film
Cuesta injects vitality where it's needed.
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Time Out
Mitch seems not just hot-headed but borderline racist, and neither trait is addressed in a satisfying way.
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The New York Times
Decent fun, in the leathery, businesslike, self-satisfied manner of this kind of movie, which soothes the hurt places in the male ego with sentiment strategically disguised as toughness.
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The Guardian
The attempt to rebrand counterterrorism manoeuvres as a heady extension of The Hunger Games falls somewhere between dimwitted and deeply cynical.
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Stuff
It is an efficient, occasionally spectacular and mostly not-too-insulting Friday night popcorn flogger...
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Los Angeles Times
It demonstrates that even Jason Bourne lite is better than no Bourne at all, if you're in the mood.
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Hollywood Reporter
Built for action, like its title character, the movie packs a muscular, bloody punch, but mainly it's a well-oiled diversion.
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Empire Magazine
There are 15 more Mitch Rapp books, but a sequel feels unlikely.
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1h 51m | Action & Adventure
After grad student Mitch Rapp suffers a tragic loss during a terrorist attack, his single-minded thirst for vengeance catches the interest of the CIA.
Starring:Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan
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