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'''''The Contractor''''' is a 2022 American [[action film]] by director [[Tarik Saleh]] (in his English-language film debut) starring [[Chris Pine]], [[Ben Foster (actor)|Ben Foster]], [[Gillian Jacobs]], [[Eddie Marsan]], [[J. D. Pardo]], [[Florian Munteanu]], and [[Kiefer Sutherland]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=White|first1=James|date=December 5, 2019|title=Chris Pine On For Violence Of Action|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/chris-pine-violence-action/|url-status=live|website=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]|publisher=}}</ref> The film follows a sergeant leader James Harper who lives to be force of two vengeance villains have happening illegal army to become a soldier everywhere. Whoever wrote the above sentence is a moron.
'''''The Contractor''''' is a 2022 American [[action film]] by director [[Tarik Saleh]] (in his English-language film debut) starring [[Chris Pine]], [[Ben Foster (actor)|Ben Foster]], [[Gillian Jacobs]], [[Eddie Marsan]], [[J. D. Pardo]], [[Florian Munteanu]], and [[Kiefer Sutherland]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=White|first1=James|date=December 5, 2019|title=Chris Pine On For Violence Of Action|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/chris-pine-violence-action/|url-status=live|website=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]|publisher=}}</ref> The film follows ex-sergeant James Harper's foray into the dark world of mercinary soldiers.


Filming began in Europe including Fort Bragg on October 2019 and wrapped in the filming at the end of 2019. It was released to theaters and [[Video on demand|on-demand]] in the United States on April 1, 2022, by [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[STX Entertainment|STXfilms]]. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $1.3 million worldwide.
Filming began in Europe including Fort Bragg on October 2019 and wrapped in the filming at the end of 2019. It was released to theaters and [[Video on demand|on-demand]] in the United States on April 1, 2022, by [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[STX Entertainment|STXfilms]]. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $1.3 million worldwide.

Revision as of 14:29, 4 April 2022

The Contractor
A man in a tactical vest stands in front of an American flag
Official release poster
Directed byTarik Saleh
Written byJ.P. Davis
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPierre Aïm
Edited byTheis Schmidt
Music byAlex Belcher[1]
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.3 million[2]

The Contractor is a 2022 American action film by director Tarik Saleh (in his English-language film debut) starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, J. D. Pardo, Florian Munteanu, and Kiefer Sutherland.[3] The film follows ex-sergeant James Harper's foray into the dark world of mercinary soldiers.

Filming began in Europe including Fort Bragg on October 2019 and wrapped in the filming at the end of 2019. It was released to theaters and on-demand in the United States on April 1, 2022, by Paramount Pictures and STXfilms. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $1.3 million worldwide.

Premise

James Harper (Pine), who is involuntarily discharged from the United States Army Special Forces, joins a [Private military company] alongside his best friend (Foster) and under the command of a fellow veteran (Sutherland) in order to support his family.

Cast

Production

The project was announced in May 2019 with Chris Pine set to star.[5][6][7]

In October, Ben Foster and Gillian Jacobs were cast as well. The filming started in October 2019 in the United States, and will be filmed in Europe later in the year. The film is produced by Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee from Thunder Road Films with Esther Hornstein co-producing. Executive producers includes 30WEST's Dan Friedkin, Micah Green and Dan Steinman, along with Pine, Jonathan Fuhrman, Tom Lassally and Josh Bratman.[8] In November 2019, filming in Romania started for around 8 weeks.[9] In December 2019, Eddie Marsan, Nina Hoss, Amira Casar, Fares Fares and J. D. Pardo has joined the film. The filming wrapped by the end of 2019.[10]

On November 10, 2021, it was reported that the title of the movie has been changed from Violence of Action to The Contractor.

Alex Belcher has composed the film score. Sony Classical has released the soundtrack.

Release

In February 2021, STXfilms acquired distribution rights to the film.[11] The movie was originally scheduled for release on December 10, 2021, but the release was delayed to March 18, 2022,[12] and then to April 1, 2022.[13] In February 2022, it was announced Paramount Pictures and Showtime acquired distribution rights to the film. Paramount will release the film in a simultaneous limited theatrical and premium video-on demand release, with the film coming to Paramount+ and Showtime later in the year.[14] The rights for the film were put in bankruptcy on March 22, 2022 with Migration, LLC now owning all worldwide rights to the film excluding United States.

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, The Contractor was released alongside Morbius, and is projected to gross less than $1 million in its opening weekend.[15] It grossed over $535,000 in the 489 theaters on 3 days in its first opening weekend with rank over 12.[2]

Outside in United States, the film's largest markets are United Arab Emirates ($249,117), South Africa ($67,874), Portugal ($23,123), Russia ($462,028), and Lithuania ($6,532).[2]

Critical response

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 43% based on 53 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "The Contractor is caught between message movie and standard-issue action thriller, satisfying neither aim despite strong work from a talented cast."[16] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 51 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[17]

References

  1. ^ "Alex Belcher Scoring Tarik Saleh's The Contractor". Film Music Reporter. February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "The Contractor (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ White, James (December 5, 2019). "Chris Pine On For Violence Of Action". Empire.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Kit, Borys (March 9, 2021). "'Creed II' Actor Florian Munteanu Joining Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart in 'Borderlands' Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Chris Pine to Star in Black Ops Thriller 'Violence of Action'". Variety. 11 May 2019.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 10, 2019). "Chris Pine Joins Thunder Road & 30WEST's 'Violence Of Action'". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ^ Keegan, Rebecca (14 May 2019). "Cannes Diary: It's Time to Roll Out the Red Carpet, But Does Anyone Still Care?". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (10 October 2019). "Ben Foster & Gillian Jacobs Join Chris Pine In Thunder Road & 30WEST Black Ops Action-Thriller 'Violence Of Action". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ^ Blaga, Iulia (6 November 2019). "Violence of Action Starring Ben Foster and Chris Pine to Be Shot in Romania'". Film New Europe Association.
  10. ^ Kay, Jeremy (10 December 2019). "Eddie Marsan, Germany's Nina Hoss join thriller 'Violence Of Action' (exclusive)". Screen International.
  11. ^ Hipes, Patrick (February 18, 2021). "'Violence Of Action' Starring Chris Pine Lands U.S. Deal At STXfilms". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  12. ^ Grobar, Matt (November 10, 2021). "STXfilms Pushes Back Dates For Drama 'National Champions' And Thriller 'Violence Of Action'; Latter Film Starring Chris Pine & Ben Foster Gets New Title". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "STX Sets 2022 Release For Horror Movie 'Bed Rest', Moves Guy Ritchie's 'Operation Fortune' & 'The Contractor'". Deadline Hollywood. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  14. ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (February 16, 2022). "STXfilms Sells Chris Pine & Ben Foster Reteam 'The Contractor' To Showtime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  15. ^ Robbins, Shawn (March 30, 2022). "Weekend Box Office Forecast: Morbius". Boxoffice Pro. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  16. ^ "The Contractor (2022)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "The Contractor Reviews". Metacritic (m). Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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