Lionsgate | Release Date: September 15, 2017
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TyranianOct 11, 2019
O'Brien is decent and the film is mildly entertaining, but also dumb and ridiculous.
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MaxPayneIsGodApr 11, 2021
Another mediocre Hollywood rehash of a thriller we've seen hundreds of times before.
You've seen it done better, you've seen it done worse.
Pretty ho-hum casting, both the protagonist and antagonist are D or C grade actors at best. Keaton has
Another mediocre Hollywood rehash of a thriller we've seen hundreds of times before.
You've seen it done better, you've seen it done worse.
Pretty ho-hum casting, both the protagonist and antagonist are D or C grade actors at best.
Keaton has a bit of fun as the grizzled ex-SEAL CIA trainer, but nothing could detract from the extreme averageness of the movie.
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MattBrady99Jul 17, 2018
'American Assassin' is extremely uneven, especially tackling it's "gritty" approach to politics. So lifeless in fact, even Michael Keaton knows there's better roles out there and saves his talents for something better.

However, it dose have
'American Assassin' is extremely uneven, especially tackling it's "gritty" approach to politics. So lifeless in fact, even Michael Keaton knows there's better roles out there and saves his talents for something better.

However, it dose have some interesting action sequences and decent looking shots. So the technical side of things stops this from being flat out bad.

Dylan O'Brien, on the other side, is at least trying his best from what he's given. Slowly building himself to be a action star or a strong leading man, if he continues this path.
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EpicLadySpongeSep 15, 2017
American Assassin fails to set an actual target on what it wants to be. In fact, the film itself doesn't even know what it's doing to impress moviegoers like me alike. I say, confusing films always end up being mediocre to an extent, but IAmerican Assassin fails to set an actual target on what it wants to be. In fact, the film itself doesn't even know what it's doing to impress moviegoers like me alike. I say, confusing films always end up being mediocre to an extent, but I sure hope that I see an exception to the list one day or another. Expand
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yosemiteSep 19, 2017
The critiques are disproportionate to the quality of the film. Its better than most of the negative reviews. Its not Citizen Kane or The Godfather. Its a James Bond-Jason Borne type thing and its entertaining. Some of it is stupid but some ofThe critiques are disproportionate to the quality of the film. Its better than most of the negative reviews. Its not Citizen Kane or The Godfather. Its a James Bond-Jason Borne type thing and its entertaining. Some of it is stupid but some of it is very good. Good casting, nice pace , reasonable semblance of a plot. What do you want for $8.00 ? Good middle of the week movie Expand
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BerikJan 11, 2022
American Assassin is what happens when American writers can't claim USA prowess after the US has waged a failed war for the wrong reasons in the Middle East for nearly two decades. Foreign terrorists are portrayed as religious nutcases ratherAmerican Assassin is what happens when American writers can't claim USA prowess after the US has waged a failed war for the wrong reasons in the Middle East for nearly two decades. Foreign terrorists are portrayed as religious nutcases rather than the intelligent and connected extremists that they are. It's easy to call someone your enemy if you only demonize them for the reasons that you find disturbing.

So, overly emotional and needy boyfriend asks hot girlfriend with nice boobs to marry him. Seconds later half the beach, including the girlfriend, gets shot to pieces by some dudes who apparently were "Terrorists". They looked more like layed-off tattoo artists to me but fine.

Boyfriend gets angry and trains himself to be a douchebag to kill terrorists. Douchebag gets added to a special unit. Douchebag is arrogant and oblivious to the teachings of his surroundings. US government still thinks they can go abroad, cause death and not expect there to be repercussions from their actions. In this case the bad guy is actually an American defector. And thus the vicious cycle continues.

Lets talk about the movie as an entertainment property though. The movie does keep you interested, but the story is rather unrealistic and too unbelievable to be taken seriously. The main character is unlikable, and is a walking contradiction in regards to what he considers "The Enemy". Had the story been believable, that wouldn't have mattered. But that's not the case here unfortunately. The Americans in this movie get a lot of innocent civilians killed, all because the Irakians want to make a nuclear bomb to blow up Israel... Yeah that will totally not have disastrous consequences for Irak... So dumb, only an American could have written this and not realize the hypocrisy of it all. It is a bad movie. I give it a 4/10.
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OlearybaSep 16, 2020
The movie was ok. The casting of Mitch was good and true to the character. The story was not true to the book and was changed to the point of frustration. I love the books and the writing of Vince Flynn. I want to see more movieThe movie was ok. The casting of Mitch was good and true to the character. The story was not true to the book and was changed to the point of frustration. I love the books and the writing of Vince Flynn. I want to see more movie adaptations, but please stick to the stories. Expand
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Compi24Oct 2, 2017
Any garden-variety Bourne, Bond, or Bauer connoisseur will see right through the tricks and twists on display in this uninspired spy thriller. Try as Michael Keaton and Dylan O'Brien might, there's no glory to be had in trying to sell some ofAny garden-variety Bourne, Bond, or Bauer connoisseur will see right through the tricks and twists on display in this uninspired spy thriller. Try as Michael Keaton and Dylan O'Brien might, there's no glory to be had in trying to sell some of these dopey character moves and hackneyed plot points. Seriously - the "unhinged/loose cannon C.I.A. operative rallying against his superiors orders so he can stop the rogue operative from detonating a nuclear device" narrative has been so done to death that it's a miracle this movie was even remotely watchable. But, indeed, "American Assassin" does remain at least that; watchable. If the overused plot threads provide anything, it's a sense of familiarity that the audience can at least navigate through. And the occasionally decent fight scene or set piece doesn't hurt either. Needless to say, I was never bored. But, alas, I was also never really that impressed either. Expand
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crypticbuttonDec 23, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall a OK movie. The first scene in my opinion was a little to graphic. It is great to setup a characters motivation, but it could have been done in a less extreme way. Other than that it is a standard thriller with a predictable plot. Expand
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eagleeyevikingJun 12, 2018
Despite a flimsy plot and generic action dialogue and characters, "American Assassin is entertaining and action packed.
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CarFan1999Oct 8, 2017
American Assassin is an entertaining movie with well-done action and good pacing, as well as a committed performance from Dylan O’Brien. However, it is also generic with nothing to make this stand out from countless other action-thriller movies.
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JLuis_001Sep 28, 2017
Remember a movie a few years back that was trying to make Taylor Lautner an action heroe?
This film is basically the same thing with its obvious differences of plot and narrative.
Very simple and although it has some nice doses of
Remember a movie a few years back that was trying to make Taylor Lautner an action heroe?
This film is basically the same thing with its obvious differences of plot and narrative.

Very simple and although it has some nice doses of entertainment at the end is quite an irrelevant film.
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harvdog03Nov 6, 2018
It was kind of paint by numbers action film. It had a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I will say that the beach terrorist scene was great.
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Dolan64May 18, 2019
A movie that is mediocre in just about everything. Enjoyable enough within the moment, but utterly forgettable afterwards.
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