Assassin's Bullet
| Assassin's Bullet | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Isaac Florentine |
| Story by | Elika Portnoy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ross W. Clarkson |
| Edited by | Irit Raz |
| Music by | Simon Stevens |
Production companies | Mutressa Movies Sofia Productions |
| Distributed by | ARC Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Assassin's Bullet is a 2012 action drama thriller film directed by Isaac Florentine and starring Christian Slater, Donald Sutherland and Elika Portnoy, who is also credited for the story. The film was released directed to video.[1][2][3]
Premise
When a vigilante decides to murder one by one the most wanted terrorists in the world, the FBI decides to send an agent to discover the identity of this person.
Cast
- Christian Slater as Robert Diggs
- Donald Sutherland as Ambassador Ashdown
- Elika Portnoy as Victoria "Vicky" Denev
- Timothy Spall as Dr. Khan
- Valentin Ganev as Mikhail Denev
- Bashar Rahal as Abdullah Said
Reception
The film received negative reviews and has a 7% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 2.3/10.[4]
Alison Willmore of The A.V. Club called the film as an "amusingly awful thriller"[5] and Drew Taylor of IndieWire called it "a bad movie with incredibly clumsy narrative mechanics."[6]
Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "The action sequences are strictly pro forma and -- despite the sleek killer’s resemblance to the similarly lethal heroine of La Femme Nikita -- this dull effort lacks the excitement generated by any of its incarnations."[7]
Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C.[8]
References
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeanette (2 August 2012). "She's a Vigilante, and a Belly Dancer". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Abele, Robert (3 August 2012). "Review: 'Assassin's Bullet' is way off target". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Bowles, Scott (3 August 2012). "'Assassin's Bullet': Easy to dodge". USA Today. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Assassin's Bullet". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Willmore, Alison (2 August 2012). "Assassin's Bullet". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Taylor, Drew (2 August 2012). "Review: 'Assassin's Bullet' Is A Spectacularly Inept Action Movie". IndieWire. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (2 August 2012). "Assassin's Bullet: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (6 August 2012). "Assassin's Bullet". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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