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The Gunman

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5.7/10 • 955

2015-02-161h 55m

ActionDramaCrime

Armed with the truth.

Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie, a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman with dealings in Africa.

Directors
Pierre Morel
Editors
Frédéric Thoraval

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Sean Penn

    Sean Penn

    Jim Terrier

  2. Jasmine Trinca

    Jasmine Trinca

    Annie

  3. Javier Bardem

    Javier Bardem

    Felix Marti

  4. Ray Winstone

    Ray Winstone

    Stanley Edgerton

  5. Mark Rylance

    Mark Rylance

    Terrance Cox

  6. Idris Elba

    Idris Elba

    Barnes

  7. Peter Franzén

    Peter Franzén

    Reiniger

  8. Mark Billingham

    Mark Billingham

    Reed

  9. Daniel Adegboyega

    Daniel Adegboyega

    Bryson

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Reno

Sep 29, 2016

7/10

When an assassin becomes a target! It was not bad, but the same old stuff that we'd seen in so many other films. It was actually based on the book and directed by the 'Taken' filmmaker. An international project, takes place in three different countries, but opens and ends in Congo. It centres on an assassin who had successfully executed a high-profile job in Africa. But a few years later, after giving up those kind of work, all the sudden it comes back to haunt him when some unknown men comes looking for him. So he decides to find who's behind it and why. Even though it is a familiar theme, very much enjoyable. But the problem is the hero remains unhurt and somebody else dies for him which so cliché. The acting was good, and obviously that is Sean Penn in the lead. The action sequences were okay, but the pace of the film was the reason for me to sit on-board for over 100 minutes. So if you are not expecting a good story and the stunts, it will do okay, particularly for the time pass. Yes, it had a chance to become a better film, but I think it wanted to replicate the book which is a couple of decades old and in the meantime pieces from it was used in the different films, hence this one looked so old. The critics did not like it, but it is much better than they say, as well as not good as some people claim. 6.5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$40,000,000.00
Revenue
$13,644,292.00
Keywords
assassinhitmanvillagemercenaryinterpolrevenge