Honestly, I wasn't expecting something amazing from this but, at least, I thought it could be an entertaining action flick especially with such stars like Richard Gere and Bruce Willis. Unfortunately, it barely managed to be an average action feature. The worst thing is that, since then, I have seen 'The Day of the Jackal', the movie which has inspired it, it was completely brilliant and it makes ... read more
Description:Russian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires the Jackal, a nasty assassin whom nobody has even seen, to kill the Director of the FBI. With nowhere else to turn FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston and Major Valentina Koslova of tRussian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires the Jackal, a nasty assassin whom nobody has even seen, to kill the Director of the FBI. With nowhere else to turn FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston and Major Valentina Koslova of the Russian military enlist the reluctant services of Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned IRA sniper, to track the Jackal down.... (more)(less)
"1/22/13
A better-than-average thriller with a cast of fine actors. It has some weak parts but overall a decent watch. It's always nice to see Sidney Poitier regardless."
“Honestly, I wasn't expecting something amazing from this but, at least, I thought it could be an entertaining action flick especially with such stars like Richard Gere and Bruce Willis. Unfortunately, it barely managed to be an average action feature. The worst thing is that, since then, I have seen 'The Day of the Jackal', the movie which has inspired it, it was completely brilliant and it makes this 'remake' look ever more incompetent. Where should I start? First of all, I have to admit that it was pretty neat to see Bruce Willis portraying a bad guy for a change and he did a decent job but compared to Edward Fox in the original movie, it was nothing really impressive. Willis did OK but I can't say the same about Richard Gere... He was supposed to play an Irish terrorist but he was not c” read more
"23.9.11.
Blu-ray (rewatch)
Tahtomatta suoritettu rewatch jo pari kertaa nähdystä remake-trilleristä. Venäläinen mafioso haluaa kostaa Yhdysvalloille ja on valinnut vallan huipulta otollisen kohteen. Asialle laitetaan Shakaali (Bruce Willis), maailman vaarallisimpiin kuuluva palkkatappaja, jonka voi jäljittää vain entinen IRA:n mies (Richard Gere). Apunaan Gerellä on Sidney Poitierin esittämä SYVÄSTI HUOLESTUNUT agentti. Mitään tarvetta nähdä tätä uudestaan minulla ei oikeasta"
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"09.03.2012
"I wonder if we'll ever know who the hell he was."
"We know all we need to. He was evil, he is dead. And he's gone. Nothing more matters"
Bruce Willis was pretty good as the villain for once, but Richard Gere was awful. His Irish accent is one of the worst i have ever heard. He killed the film for me.
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