Assassin Club

4/18/2023

Henry Golding is "Morgan", somewhat reluctantly tasked by his handler "Caldwell" (Sam Neill) with an unique challenge. It seems he is embroiled in a game of death - and there are six other professional hit-people out there all determined to kill him (unless he kills them first). He wants to retire to a settled life with his teacher girlfriend "Sophie" (Daniela Melchior) but when the two of them encounter "Drakos" (Lorenzo Buran) in a public park, he realises that the choice isn't going to be his! The idea isn't bad, but what now ensues is all rather poor, sorry. There is plenty of pace but the delivery has more holes that a Swiss cheese festival. These are supposed to be amongst the most lethal and devious folks alive yet they all find each other with ease; there is way too much sentiment

8/28/2026

This is the best movie I have ever seen, period, and no I'm not being hyperbolic! The set pieces, the acting, the drama... chef's kiss! Jokes aside, it hits at right about average. The concept is nothing new (see: John Wick, Seven Psychopaths, Mr and Mrs Smith, etc.) but some uniqueness is pleasantly on the menu, like for instance the drop box in Paris full of fingers. Basically, some guy you've never seen before works for the dad in Jurassic Park as a hitman and he plays cat and mouse against the female protagonist from Prometheus. The conceit is that a whole gang of assassin's are all hired to kill each other, each in their own boilerplate fashion... You've got the axe murderer, the demolitions expert, the black widow, yada yada yada -- our main man has a kink for cameras. He seems to