2016 Directed by Justin Kurzel
Through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he's a descendant of the secret 'Assassins' society. After gaining incredible knowledge and skills, he is now poised to take on the oppressive Knights Templar in the present day.
Michael Fassbender Marion Cotillard Jeremy Irons Brendan Gleeson Charlotte Rampling Michael Kenneth Williams Ariane Labed James Sobol Kelly Denis Ménochet Callum Turner Khalid Abdalla Essie Davis Carlos Bardem Javier Gutiérrez Hovik Keuchkerian Crystal Clarke Brian Gleeson Rufus Wright Matias Varela Coco König Michelle H. Lin Julio Jordán Angus Brown Kemaal Deen-Ellis Aaron Monaghan Thomas Camilleri Marysia S. Peres Gabriel Andreu Jeff Mash Show All…
Michael Fassbender Markus Barmettler Jean-Julien Baronnet Christine Burgess-Quémard Patrick Crowley Jean de Rivieres Gerard Guillemot Serge Hascoet Philip Lee Frank Marshall Conor McCaughan Arnon Milchan Alison Banks
Stafford Lawrence Lars Andersen Marc Hutchings Sarah Tulloch Tyler Weiss David Yrisarri Kamila Ostra Tracey Leadbetter Leila Nicotera Annie Cliche
Markus Stemler Alistair Hawkins Benjamin Krbetschek Christian Conrad Sacha Walker Gilbert Lake Steve Single Frank Kruse
New Regency Pictures Regency Enterprises The Kennedy/Marshall Company Ubisoft CatchPlay Latina Pictures Monarchy Enterprises S.a.r.l. Ubisoft Motion Pictures DMC Film Alpha Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment
YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE! You were supposed to destroy the bad video movies, not join them! Bring balance to cinema, not leave it in darkness!
History, which is foundational to the captivatingly bonkers story of Justin Kurzel’s “Assassin’s Creed,” tells us that this should be a very bad movie. For one thing, this dense, dour, and oft-delayed holiday spectacle is based on a popular series of video games — a grim omen in a year that brought us the likes of “Warcraft” and “Ratchet & Clank.” For another, Kurzel’s moody adaptation is told on a massive scale, budgeted to compete with other franchise monstrosities like “Rogue One” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” — the familiar trouble with making a film like this is that it’s too expensive to afford any risks.
But “Assassin’s Creed,” in which Michael Fassbender’s blank protagonist quite literally repeats…
48/100
Justin Kurzel sucks the lifeblood out of anything he touches, and Assassin's Creed is no exception, but the self-serious ambition exudes an entrancing sense of style in spite of the goofy premise being drained of its inherent silliness. The flashback sequences are silent, acrobatic showcases - a dizzying soundtrack fulfills the extended chases and high-jumping movements - while the present-day material drowns in convoluted concepts, and the resulting mix is one of continuous fascination and intermittent thrills. See it for the Fassbender.
"We work in the dark to serve the light.
We are assassins."
Bold, cold and a mess to behold; Assassin's Creed is a fascinatingly weird movie, but one that succeeds pretty wonderfully. Video games have rarely made a seamless transition from console to cinema; they've earned themselves quite the sour reputation. What Assassin's Creed does so well is it allows the game's strengths to take center stage in the film. Impossibly high dives, historically fetishized locations, sweet kills and absurd acrobatics are why the franchise has succeeded, and naturally it's also why the film succeeds. Kurzel doesn't attempt to weave some narrative over those things, but rather he builds a story entirely composed by them. The film bravely flips from…
The first act is a mess, the dialogue is woeful, and I couldn't have given less of a fuck about what the actual plot was, but I got to see Fassbender sing "Crazy" and run around stabbing people, some cool looking costumes, locations, and action set pieces (the second one at an execution is a lot of fun, especially) with some nice cinematography and camera work, so I can't really complain that much......
That's all I got, really.....
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The worst sin this movie commits, is the fact that it’s not only bad, but it’s extremely boring. So many talent involved and they come up with this s**t.
They focused way too much on all the parts of the game no one liked and tried to go artsy... NOPE!
Some people- even fans of the games- warned me about this one. But I didn't listen. This film had its ups and downs. An ending that was too rushed and to many unanswered questions about the brotherhood. Will there be more? I fear not.
like a cutscene you couldn’t skip. some concepts should be left on their original platform.
It's a competently made movie, just very predictable. Fassbender is great as always but doesn't get much of a chance to shine. The prison break scene was too much. I would have liked for this movie to be smaller.
Assassin's Creed is based on the video game series of the same name and stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Irons.
I have played the games up until 3, when I decided that because Desmond's story was done, I was done with the games. I bought Black Flag simply because it was on sale and it was a special edition.
It's terrible. I'll start with what I liked. I thought some of the action scenes were good. I appreciate that they didn't tell the same story as the games.
However, both these points both have negatives. Justin Kurzel decided that all the action scenes needed to have dust and sand everywhere because it worked in Macbeth(a completely different film).…
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