Killshot
2008 Directed by John Madden
Synopsis
Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer.
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Mediocre all the way. A pretty ugly film to look at. With all the talent behind this it was very disappointing to say the least.
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Generoso tiempo-pantalla para mostrar cómo ♂ golpea-humilla-intimida a ♀, más o menos como el 98% de lo que se ve en cine y tv (las llamo películas-plantilla: sólo le cambias los actores, los nombres de los personajes y los lugares, y la historia es la misma). Casi le cambio por el antipático y sobreactuado Joseph Gordon-Levitt, qué fastidio de tipo. Lo bueno es que Mickey Rourke lo mata pronto. Mickey ha comenzado a darme un miedo terrible, es una bestia de actor, en el mejor sentido del término. Se trata del mismo tipo capaz de llorar genuinamente por su chihuahueño. La estrellita es sólo por él.
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Father Time is a cruel master. Diane Lane was using stunt nipples. Poor, old Mickey Rourke is pretty good in his role but everyone else's performance is crap. This maybe worth watching for cinematographer Caleb Deschanel's outstanding work. Some beautiful images can be seen in an otherwise dismal film.
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Rourke is as unconvincing as ever...(he was only ever good as Marv) whilst JGL is once again at the forefront and rightfully so as he gives yet another great performance which is the only good thing about Killshot.
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Kiihkeää headhunttausta. Myös rujoksi elämänsä rajulla tiellä moukaroitu Mr. Rourke osaa hommansa.
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Mickey Rourke har blitt stemplet som The Comeback Kid etter The Wrestler, noe som i mine øyne er litt galt med tanke på at han har gitt oss mange gode filmer de siste årene. Men det er ikke til å komme unna at han også har spilt i mye som ikke kan kalles annet enn dritt. Killshot føyer seg dessverre fint inn i denne rekken med skampletter på resymeet til en fantastisk skuespiller.
Filmen er i bunn og grunn en reinspikka actionfilm, men fremfor å innse dette har både regissøren og manusforfatteren prøvd å legge til en dypere handling. Resultatet er at klisjeene kommer på løpende bånd og destruerer konseptet som faktisk kunne ha fungert. For hvor ofte ser man…
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Mediocre all the way. A pretty ugly film to look at. With all the talent behind this it was very disappointing to say the least.
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Generoso tiempo-pantalla para mostrar cómo ♂ golpea-humilla-intimida a ♀, más o menos como el 98% de lo que se ve en cine y tv (las llamo películas-plantilla: sólo le cambias los actores, los nombres de los personajes y los lugares, y la historia es la misma). Casi le cambio por el antipático y sobreactuado Joseph Gordon-Levitt, qué fastidio de tipo. Lo bueno es que Mickey Rourke lo mata pronto. Mickey ha comenzado a darme un miedo terrible, es una bestia de actor, en el mejor sentido del término. Se trata del mismo tipo capaz de llorar genuinamente por su chihuahueño. La estrellita es sólo por él.
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A solid thriller that I enjoyed more than I expected to. Not particularly memorable though. Mickey Rourke looks menacing and Joseph Gordon-Levitt stands out as a psychopatic young criminal.
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not gonna lie --- i mostly watched it for Joseph Gordon Levit --- and with great success, he totally repulsed me! great job --- interesting film.
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Delayed, recut after poor previews, and then shelved for years Killshot isn't as bad as you might think, it's merely mediocre. A couple in the midst of a sad divorce are in the wrong place at the wrong time, and become the targets for a professional hit man and his sadistic young accomplice. The law fails to protect the couple, who are forced to protect themselves.
Director Madden and screenwriter Amini make a complete hash of adapting a very good Elmore Leonard novel, far too much time is spent with Rourke and Gordon-Levit's killers and not nearly enough with Diane Lane and Thomas Jane's characters. The pacing is poor, and there's little suspense.