Assassin's Creed 3D
Action-adventure based on the video game series starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, directed by their Macbeth helmer Justin Kurzel.
Through revolutionary genetic technologies that allow him to unlock the memories of his ancestors, Lynch (Fassbender) discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society. These memories allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain, and equip him with the knowledge and skills necessary to take on the oppressive Knights Templar in the present day.
Less2016Rating: M, Violence and coarse language140 minsUSA, UK, France
ActionAdventureScience FictionHistorical3D
- Director:
- Justin Kurzel ('Macbeth (2015)', 'The Snowtown Murders', 'The Turning')
- Writer:
- Bill CollageAdam CooperMichael Lesslie
- Cast:
- Michael FassbenderMarion CotillardJeremy IronsBrendan GleesonMichael Kenneth WilliamsCallum TurnerAriane LabedMatias VarelaBrian Gleeson
Assassin's Creed 3D | Reviews
Total Film
Valiant, but flawed. Some of the set-pieces are superb, but there isn’t enough meat on the bones to turn this into a classic.
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Time Out
Takes itself too seriously – but manages to serve up a convincing enough alternate reality.
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The Telegraph
Assassin’s Creed is leaps and bounds ahead of kitchen-sink-hurling flapdoodle like X-Men Apocalypse – it’s only the second-worst Fassbender star vehicle of 2016...
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The New York Times
For an ostensible action movie, the cast spends an awful lot of time standing around and looking lost. I can only guess that they were following their director's lead.
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The Guardian
It’s rare to see a film quite so lacking in animus. It exists only to gouge money out of gamers. They might well want to stick to the game.
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Empire Magazine
Often confusing and far too po-faced, Kurzel’s stabby period piece is redeemed by its sumptuous vistas and top-notch fight work.
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