American Assassin
Directed by Michael Cuesta
Efter att Mitch Rapp förlorat sin flickvän i en terroristattack ger han sig ut på jakt efter hämnd. Under sin jakt rekryteras han till CIAs black operations av biträdande direktören Irene Kennedy. Han sätts i träning hos den hårdhudade veteranen Stan Hurley och tillsammans kommer de att utreda en våg av uppenbarligen slumpmässiga attacker på militära och civila mål. När de upptäcker ett mönster i attackerna inleds ett världsomspännande uppdrag för att stoppa en mystisk agent från att starta ett världskrig i Mellanöstern.
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- Shaydeknight26 mars 2026This film is a decent little spy thriller. It never quite rises to greatness, but it remains watchable. The cast does most of the heavy lifting. Dylan O'Brien brings enough intensity to sell the transformation from civilian to operative, Michael Keaton adds gravitas as the hardened mentor, and Taylor Kitsch plays a suitably volatile antagonist. None of the performances are weak, and that helps stabilize the film even when the material wobbles. The premise is a little far fetched, but the film handles it with reasonable discipline. The action sequences are grounded and mostly plausible, avoiding the superhero excess that often creeps into modern spy films. Fights feel physical, stakes feel tangible, and the direction keeps things moving without becoming chaotic. Still, parts of the film feel overly neat. Character motivations snap into place too conveniently, and the escalation unfolds with a sense of mechanical inevitability. Nothing is terrible, yet things never quite gel. It has the feel of a smaller production trying to echo a bigger franchise, competent but slightly derivative, like a scaled down version of a more ambitious spy thriller. The script also leans heavily on topical elements such as nuclear brinkmanship, terrorism, and media manipulation. These are clearly meant to make the story feel urgent and contemporary, but they're merely incorporated rather than explored. The result is a film that gestures at relevance without really doing much with it. In the end, it's solid but unremarkable. Good acting, decent direction, competent action, and a serviceable plot. It works, but it doesn't leave a lasting impression, apart from simply "meh".
- 5nbks1 juli 2025It’s definitely a great movie
- Alyssia Madianna1 augusti 2025I actually liked it
- Jeffrey12 juli 2025One of my fav's. "How do you train someone to be in the IMF"!
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American Assassin was released on 13 september 2017.
American Assassin was directed by Michael Cuesta.
American Assassin has a runtime of 1h 52m.
American Assassin was produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Nick Wechsler.
Efter att Mitch Rapp förlorat sin flickvän i en terroristattack ger han sig ut på jakt efter hämnd. Under sin jakt rekryteras han till CIAs black operations av biträdande direktören Irene Kennedy. Han sätts i träning hos den hårdhudade veteranen Stan Hurley och tillsammans kommer de att utreda en våg av uppenbarligen slumpmässiga attacker på militära och civila mål. När de upptäcker ett mönster i attackerna inleds ett världsomspännande uppdrag för att stoppa en mystisk agent från att starta ett världskrig i Mellanöstern.
The key characters in American Assassin are Mitch Rapp (Dylan O'Brien), Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton), 'Ghost' (Taylor Kitsch).
American Assassin is rated 15.
American Assassin is an Action, Adventure, Thriller film.
American Assassin has an audience rating of 6.1 out of 10.
American Assassin had a budget of 33 mn US$.
American Assassin has made 67,2 mn US$ at the box office.