The Killer is another film from the much esteemed David Fincher, and I'll confess to being a big admirer of his films, and would happily rewatch a number of them over & over again. This one though leaves me cold.
The premise of this movie is that we have a hitman out to get revenge after there are recriminations following a botched hit job. We have a a cold calculating lead hitman who is following the trail backwards to find Mr Big, and we see the machinations that our protagonists has to follow to get to the end point.
The good parts is that we have a well-tailored movie, which puts story, direction and acting ahead of anything else. We're not watching some Jasaon Statahm film. Michael Fassbender in the lead role is excellent, convincing us of his part as the protagonist is methodical in his philosophy that he repeats to himself openly throughout when he is a job.
The problem is that, this film will understandably be judged at a higher benchmark to reach than other films because of the director. In that sense, it's well below. It doesn't mean that this is a poor movie, far from it, but it's underwhelming compared to expectations. The lead character is too cold a person to empathise with, and I felt myself losing concentration even when things were getting heated up.
It's a decent film, and in the current market, one of the few original films out there. I'd say it's worth a watch, just don't have too high expectations.
The premise of this movie is that we have a hitman out to get revenge after there are recriminations following a botched hit job. We have a a cold calculating lead hitman who is following the trail backwards to find Mr Big, and we see the machinations that our protagonists has to follow to get to the end point.
The good parts is that we have a well-tailored movie, which puts story, direction and acting ahead of anything else. We're not watching some Jasaon Statahm film. Michael Fassbender in the lead role is excellent, convincing us of his part as the protagonist is methodical in his philosophy that he repeats to himself openly throughout when he is a job.
The problem is that, this film will understandably be judged at a higher benchmark to reach than other films because of the director. In that sense, it's well below. It doesn't mean that this is a poor movie, far from it, but it's underwhelming compared to expectations. The lead character is too cold a person to empathise with, and I felt myself losing concentration even when things were getting heated up.
It's a decent film, and in the current market, one of the few original films out there. I'd say it's worth a watch, just don't have too high expectations.