Assassin (2015)

So much average

People are voting emotionally.

Must See Movie...

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

I went for this movie due to the IMDb rating at that time. It was around a 6-7 and I thought to myself, lets give it a go.I wont give out any spoilers but this movie was just bad. I don't understand how any producer, actor etc can go through this process and think YESSS lets bring this out..The acting was appalling, the sound and music was that of a bad soft-porn flick, the character build up was none existing and the storyline simple, dumb and frustrating.Its just a shame.. I was not anticipating on a great movie, but perhaps just something entertaining and OK would have been more then fine.. sadly it was just a waste of time.

Begins well. Unfortunately the first 5 minutes or so are the absolute highlight. I watched this film mere hours ago and it is already beginning to fade from memory. Admittedly there were no real "cringe" scenes in which i believed the acting or dialogue or cinematography to be horrible yet nothing stood out about it. In my mind, the greatest films are the ones you can not only remember, but take something away from the "experience" of watching them. This film was the opposite. I expect to have forgotten it by the time i wake up tomorrow.Final Advice: Watch only if your intention is to pass time (procrastinate) and you have no real interest or expectation of this movie.LJ

Jamie (a fearsome name for a contract killer) works for the famous ones from Spandau Ballet, because they were The Krays, a unique selling point for the film.They ask Jamie to kill a business man who went back on some land deal, because, it will lose them potentially millions. So Jamie treads the streets of London, in his huge crash helmet, waiting for the business man to get back to his hotel. After he does the deed, he realises that the business man was the father of the stripper he had a bit of a fancy for the night before, proceeded to have a bit of 'cheeky cheeky' with her, and then fell in love.Now, the Krays want her dead too, so he pretends to it, hides her, and in turn, they get a bit suspicious of him........Dyers last film, Vendetta, in my opinion, was a neat little revenge thriller, and after the drivel that were Run For Your Wife, and Deviation, it was such a step up, and this looked, on paper albeit, to continue in that vein.Plus it had the Kemps in it, which is never a bad thing.But, Eastenders happened, and Dyer could not look more bored and unattached if he tried. I don't know whether his motivation for a stone cold killer is to show literally no emotion at all during the film, but this is taking it beyond another level, he appears to be under some very heavy sedation, and if it were not for the Kemps, I would have done the cardinal sin of movie watching, I would have turned it off.It doesn't help that Dyer has some dire support, his girlfriend is pretty bad in this, but she is Laurence Olivier compared to her friends performance. My 15 month son could have put in a more convincing performance.And we are led to believe that after he leaves London for, wait for it, Brighton, and work at a hook a duck stall, adds insult to an already almost incomprehensible narrative.But, the Kemps are fantastic, and still have the chemistry they did in The Krays ( you'd expect it seeing that they are brothers), but the film is immensely watchable whenever they are on screen, which isn't for long, sadly.When a plot point that sends Jamie berserk happens, you know the film is struggling when you shout 'thank goodness for that', rather than gasp in shock.It's a huge misstep for Dyer, and I do like his films for their throwaway wide boy schtick, but this is bad, really bad.Last filmmaking, lazy performances, but on the plus side, it makes you feel like an adequate filmmaker....

I give this movie a 2 out of 10 just because it was mercifully short and I also liked the dynamic between the 2 brothers. But believe me, this movie stinks. This movie has been done numerous times where the assassin falls in love with his target and can't kill her. The huge problem here is the chemistry between the assassin and the female he falls for. There is absolutely no chemistry here at all. There is not one reason why either would be madly in love with the other. It is so bad it destroys this film, you just don't care about either of them.Also, there is not one good action scene or line thru out the whole movie. Even though I found the brothers interesting, they were not menacing villains. It fact, no one was. Though when his girlfriend does get killed, the assassin does dish out revenge very quickly. I think all the main players were killed within 2-3 minutes(in different places). No tension whatsoever and way too easy for the assassin. The ending is a yawner. This movie is a bore, don't waste your time.