Asher

Name: Asher
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: December 7, 2018
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Blake Perlman, Bobby Daniel Rodriguez, David Wohl, Famke Janssen, Guy Burnet

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Momentum Pictures | Release Date: December 7, 2018 | R

Starring: Blake Perlman, Bobby Daniel Rodriguez, David Wohl, Famke Janssen, Guy Burnet, Jacqueline Bisset, Jay Hieron, Marta Milans, Micah A. Hauptman, Peter Facinelli, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Perlman

Summary: Asher (Ron Perlman) is a former Mossad agent turned gun for hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie (Famke Janssen) on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it's too late, he must kill the man he was, forAsher (Ron Perlman) is a former Mossad agent turned gun for hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie (Famke Janssen) on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it's too late, he must kill the man he was, for a chance at becoming the man he wants to be.… Expand

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 117 min

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Richard Roeper

Dec 9, 2018

Of course, the aging-hit-man theme is hardly original, and at times Asher feels almost TOO familiar — but thanks to the great performances by Perlman and the supporting cast; a knowing and literate script by Jay Zaretsky, and the slick direction of Michael Caton-Jones, this is a sparkling black diamond of film noir. Read full review

Weldon B. Johnson

Dec 5, 2018

Asher can move slowly at times, kind of like its main character, but you find yourself rooting for the old guy. You’ll want to stick around to find out if he makes it to the retirement home for hitmen. Read full review

Noel Murray

Dec 10, 2018

Perlman has a physical presence that makes him look like he stepped off the cover of a paperback. He brings soul to this old hired gun, who’s become a creature of habit, mired in a daily routine of killing other people and waiting to die. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Dec 6, 2018

Unfortunately the pace is so relaxed as to be meandering; and Jay Zaretsky’s screenplay is cliché-packed. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Dec 6, 2018

Nothing in the proceedings rings remotely true unless you've been weaned on a steady diet of soulful hit men movies. But the film works to some degree anyway thanks to the terrific performance by Perlman, who infuses the title character with a compelling, world-weary gravitas. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Dec 7, 2018

That blend of action genre content and character study is a comfortable mix for Perlman, even if Asher doesn’t quite have the stuff to be truly memorable on either count. Read full review

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Mauro_Lanari

Oct 10, 2019

(Mauro Lanari)
"Hitman: Redemption" is a B movie that fails to be something more. Great wasted cast.

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