Killer Elite
Directed by: Gary McKendry
Starring: Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert Deniro
Rated: R for strong violence, language, and some sexuality/nudity
While most Jason Statham films feature car chases, hand to hand combat, and bikini clad women, Killer Elite actually falls more into the action-espionage thriller than that of a cheap action movie. The film revolves around Danny, a former assassin who is forced out of retirement to free his mentor, Hunter (played by Robert Deniro) who was captured after refusing to do a complicated hit on three different English agents. Danny, along with his team, must carry out the hit in order to free Hunter, despite the fact that the agents are being protected by Spike (Clive Owen), a former agent with a chip on his shoulder. While the basic plot is easy to follow, complications arise that would require multiple viewings of the movie in order to fully understand. I'm not sure it's worth that; it's still pretty shallow, the violence and language is pretty harsh, and there is some random sexuality not needed in the film. (Though there are some great fight scenes and car chases, as well.) But not all is bad with Killer Elite; it's better than other films of it's genre, such as the Ridley Scott film Body of Lies, which was more confusing and less rewarding. The 1980s is a fun time period for the movie, which depicts espionage and hit men before the internet and cellphones made everything so accessible and boring. But it's hard to recommend something this harsh that's only ending message is that "hit men are bad people." While differentiating itself from his canon of films, Killer Elite still has the depth of a Jason Statham film.
Starring: Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert Deniro
Rated: R for strong violence, language, and some sexuality/nudity
While most Jason Statham films feature car chases, hand to hand combat, and bikini clad women, Killer Elite actually falls more into the action-espionage thriller than that of a cheap action movie. The film revolves around Danny, a former assassin who is forced out of retirement to free his mentor, Hunter (played by Robert Deniro) who was captured after refusing to do a complicated hit on three different English agents. Danny, along with his team, must carry out the hit in order to free Hunter, despite the fact that the agents are being protected by Spike (Clive Owen), a former agent with a chip on his shoulder. While the basic plot is easy to follow, complications arise that would require multiple viewings of the movie in order to fully understand. I'm not sure it's worth that; it's still pretty shallow, the violence and language is pretty harsh, and there is some random sexuality not needed in the film. (Though there are some great fight scenes and car chases, as well.) But not all is bad with Killer Elite; it's better than other films of it's genre, such as the Ridley Scott film Body of Lies, which was more confusing and less rewarding. The 1980s is a fun time period for the movie, which depicts espionage and hit men before the internet and cellphones made everything so accessible and boring. But it's hard to recommend something this harsh that's only ending message is that "hit men are bad people." While differentiating itself from his canon of films, Killer Elite still has the depth of a Jason Statham film.
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