Assassin stars Danny Dyer as Jamie, a professional assassin who is employed by two gangland brothers to get rid of a crooked politician who double crossed them. In the process he meets and falls in love with a stripper who turns out to be the daughter of the man he killed. As a result he now has to choose whether to eliminate her when she starts investigating her estranged father's death which was staged to look like an accidental death, or to protect her from his employers, the Alberts Brothers played by Gary and Martin Kemp.
Whilst the first few minutes of the movie showed some promise it soon starts to drag and there are scenes which feel needlessly long and drawn out and that's a problem given that the movie is around 80 minutes long. The acting is nothing special although Dyer tries to do as well as he can given the material. The supporting actors and their characters do not have much to offer though and soon the movie slows down and becomes implausible, predictable and boring. The chemistry between the assassin and stripper is also lacking. As in many other films with similar subject matter there is a betrayal by the stripper's best friend (what a surprise-not!) and as a result there is a shoot out in the end. By then though you might not care.
Overall this movie is simplistic and lacks a much better story and actors to play it out. There are many better movies out there and these would be preferable to watching this. A 3/10. Not the worst out there but not worth wasting time on either.
Whilst the first few minutes of the movie showed some promise it soon starts to drag and there are scenes which feel needlessly long and drawn out and that's a problem given that the movie is around 80 minutes long. The acting is nothing special although Dyer tries to do as well as he can given the material. The supporting actors and their characters do not have much to offer though and soon the movie slows down and becomes implausible, predictable and boring. The chemistry between the assassin and stripper is also lacking. As in many other films with similar subject matter there is a betrayal by the stripper's best friend (what a surprise-not!) and as a result there is a shoot out in the end. By then though you might not care.
Overall this movie is simplistic and lacks a much better story and actors to play it out. There are many better movies out there and these would be preferable to watching this. A 3/10. Not the worst out there but not worth wasting time on either.