American Assassin

Movies That I have watched all (2287 movies items)

"5.8/10"

An average movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but, since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, there is no denying that the directing was rather uninspired and uninspiring and that the story was, at the same time, really generic but also terribly far-fetched. And, yet, I have to admit that the damned thing was actually still watchable somehow. I think it mostly had to do with the main character, Mitch Rapp, and the fact that Dylan O'Brien was a good choice to play this character. Indeed, on paper, Rapp is a completely ridiculous character whose background is rather unbelievable and, yet, as pointed out by his mentor Stan Hurley, the fact that he is so unpredictable made him actually quite entertaining to watch. On the other hand, I h” read more

The Big Movie Watch List of 2021 (276 movies items)

"Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley for a secret government counter terrorist unit. When plutonium is bought by some terrorists to build a nuclear bomb, Mitch and the team face a race against time to find it. This movie isn't anything that you haven't seen before. It's generic, predictable, and not particularly inspired. The plot is one of the most predictable I've seen in a movie in quite some time where every twist is s"

Watched in 2019 - Movies (383 movies items)

"My rating: 6/10"

Anautix' Movie Diary 2018 (163 movies items)

"20.04.2018 my rating: 6,5"

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- December 2017 (44 movies items)

" DVD- 1hr. 51min. First Viewing It starts off pretty bland, but American Assassin eventually becomes passable when it embraces commonplace, rote spy-genre thrills. The acting is solid and the film is relatively well-made (though a few less quick-cuts would've been appreciated), but the story is pretty underwhelming, presenting a lackluster modern "real-world" spy story with underdeveloped characters and few genuine stakes. It gets better as it goes along, when it embraces well-trodden plot point"

Movies Watched in 2017 (111 movies items)

"10.12.2017 "