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Gene Hackman plays a special forces NCO . One thing I do know about Gene Hackman is that he served in the US Marine Corp and played these grizzled army types very very well throughout his career . As you`d expect Hackman is very good in THE PACKAGE but where the movie falls down is the script which is ridden with some very large plot holes . I`ll give you an example : Tommy Lee Jones character is an assasin who is trying to bump of the Soviet leader - so why does he use the identity of a soldier under arrest ? Shouldn`t hit men be anonymous ? And I couldn`t help thinking there`s maybe just a little too much twisting and turning in the plot which meant many government agencies like the army , police and secret service are involved in the conspiracy , conspiracy theories work when they`re credible , when you have too many people involved in a conspiracy as seen here it spoils the credibility somewhat . And don`t expect a original climax because the one seen here is very similar to DAY OF THE JACKAL
Gene Hackman plays a special forces NCO . One thing I do know about Gene Hackman is that he served in the US Marine Corp and played these grizzled army types very very well throughout his career . As you`d expect Hackman is very good in THE PACKAGE but where the movie falls down is the script which is ridden with some very large plot holes . I`ll give you an example : Tommy Lee Jones character is an assasin who is trying to bump of the Soviet leader - so why does he use the identity of a soldier under arrest ? Shouldn`t hit men be anonymous ? And I couldn`t help thinking there`s maybe just a little too much twisting and turning in the plot which meant many government agencies like the army , police and secret service are involved in the conspiracy , conspiracy theories work when they`re credible , when you have too many people involved in a conspiracy as seen here it spoils the credibility somewhat . And don`t expect a original climax because the one seen here is very similar to DAY OF THE JACKAL