There's so much dead air floating around in this icy-cool thriller that the director, Richard Donner, seems to be trying for an art-house version of his Lethal Weapon series (The 400 Blows to Your Head?).
Assassins
In the shadows of life. In the business of death. One man found a reason to live.
1995 · 2h 12m · R
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Richard Donner
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Assassins
Overview
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of the world of contract killing grows ever more dangerous as Rath falls for his female target and becomes a marked man himself.
Director and cast
- Richard Donner Director
- Sylvester Stallone as Robert Rath
- Antonio Banderas as Miguel Bain
- Julianne Moore as Electra
- Anatoli Davydov as Nicolai Tashlinkov
- Muse Watson as Ketcham
- Steve Kahan as Alan Branch
- Kelly Rowan as Jennifer, Electra's Neighbor
- Reed Diamond as Bob
- Kai Wulff as Remy
- Kerry Skalsky as Buyer with Remy
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
A not-much-fun high-tech actioner.
Although he lets Assassins run on too long, Mr. Donner gives it a dependably slick big-budget style.
Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas seem as if they didn't know quite what to do to make this implausible action drama a kick.
Noisy, shallow and glibly violent.
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