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You've pretty much seen this before. This is a re-telling of paid killer, in the process of self-redemption, getting drug back into the ugly world he was leaving. This is not about twists and turns but the drama and story-telling of new characters in new settings acting out the same old story: Congo, Barcelona, London.
Penn plays it well as guy who wanted out and who lost his lover in the process (Jasmine Trinca) to his former co-killer, Javier Bardem. Only when Penn narrowly escaped assassination himself did he realize his deeds of eight years earlier were not forgotten. Welcome to the world of blurred lines between big business and humanitarian needs services.
This film is about technically perfect and has some nice names in it: Penn, Bardem, Rylance, and Winstone. The Spanish beauty, Ms Trinca, is alluring but, oddly, not 100% photogenic. An international cast, per se. Good action sequences and a little bull fighting. Still, dry and uninspiring.
In the credits was the statement: Barcelona is an anti-bullfighting city and none have been held there since 2011. I guess it's not Spain unless some bull becomes barbeque to us Amerikans.
Best seen with a red wine and DVD.
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Topic - 'The Gunman': The dry and dirty world of Black Ops . . - Billy Wonka 15:39:44 03/20/15 (3)
- Is it just me or has Bardem been on the skids ever since No Country for Old Men? Nt - geoffkait 16:15:09 03/20/15 (2)
- RE: Is it just me or has Bardem been on the skids ever since No Country for Old Men? Nt - user510 11:29:44 03/21/15 (0)
- I liked his over-the-top guy in 'The Counselor'. * - Billy Wonka 17:52:16 03/20/15 (0)
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