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| Orion Pictures | Release Date: October 11, 1985 |
Starring:
Charles Cioffi, Davenia McFadden, Fred Ward, George Coe, J.A. Preston, Joel Grey, Kate Mulgrew, Michael Pataki, Patrick Kilpatrick, Wilford Brimley
Summary:
An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinary unique assassin in service of the US President.
Director:
Guy Hamilton
Genre(s):
Action, Adventure, Thriller, Comedy, Romance, Crime
Runtime:
121 min
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That’s not to say that it’s a complete wash-out. The film comes to vivid life during Remo’s ridiculous yet hugely entertaining training sequences, and there are flashes of inventiveness and personality elsewhere. It’s just a shame that more often than not, the film feels like a stunt performance showreel – complete with distracting pre-CG concealing wire work – with not enough investment in character or pacing.
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Ward, a gruff, amiable presence, has the stuff of an appealing blue-collar hero, but he hasn't got a chance with the feeble setup the filmmakers have given him: he's made the butt of meathead jokes for 60 minutes (as he tries to cope with the rigors of Chiun's training) and then plopped down in the middle of a slipshod intrigue, where his success has more to do with luck than any of the skills he has supposedly mastered.
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