The Assignment (1997)

Posted : 2 years ago at Nov 5 21:29

Aidan Quinn plays a killer, and a lookalike who is hired to find that killer, the infamous Carlos "The Jackal". Kingsley is an Israeli agent, while Sutherland is the recruiting agent. First, I *have* to comment on the lousy, let's emphasize this, very lousy location scouting. The street shown right at the beginning is Rue St-Paul in Montreal, and the scene after that is a decor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris - huh???? (I know this usually happens in movies, but this is just *too* evident and very badly done. Montreal streets do *not* look anything like Paris'.) Bad directing. I can't say the actors impressed me, and they're usually all reasonably good. I always like Quinn and Kingsley's performances, and this film is only saved by Quinn's acting - he's the only one good here. As for...Read more

Rating : 2/10