The Gunman
Sean Penn is a veteran assassin ready to retire, but the organisation that he works for has no intention of letting him go in this action-thriller from the director of Taken. Co-stars Idris Elba, Javier Bardem and Ray Winstone. Based on the 1981 novel The Prone Gunman by French novelist Jean-Patrick Manchette.
- Director:
- Pierre Morel ('Taken', 'From Paris with Love')
- Writer:
- Don MacPhersonPete Travis
- Cast:
- Sean PennIdris ElbaJavier BardemRay WinstoneMark RylanceMelina MatthewsJasmine Trinca
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Giles Hardie
flicksUltimately misses the mark.
Beginning with a newsreel introduction to set the scene which tends to confuse rather than enlighten the viewer, but never the less fails to cover the inadequacies of a rather standard plot. - Good guy, capable of bad things is drawn back into the game to right wrongs, fight corruption and save his lady. The script often verges on the farcical, particularly...
Unexpected decent!
This movie surpassed my expectations of it. Indeed the story wavered throughout and the acting was lackluster at points, but the technical action scenes carried the film to be an enjoyable experience - it was a fun movie if you did not get caught up in the, at times, unreasonable story. Thanks Flicks!
Pfft.
Where to start… the hackneyed script? The tired character tropes? The wooden acting from an otherwise excellent ensemble cast? Perhaps the lack-lustre camera and editing, devoid of any real style, substance or originality? Hard to know where to begin, really.. although I have to admit, I was terribly impressed by the lengths Sean Penn must have had to go to...
Variety
pressPenn’s veiny, sweat-glazed biceps are the most objectively impressive feature of this rote, humorless thriller...
Time Out
pressPacked with saw-it-coming plot twists, half-hearted car chases and an angsty hero with mega muscles and zero charisma.
Hollywood Reporter
pressRipe, borderline hammy turns from Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone, Idris Elba and Mark Rylance add some spice.
FilmInk
press...a thoughtful, provocative thriller replete with richly crafted characters, gripping set pieces, and an underlying moral drive about the very nature and consequences of violence.
Empire Magazine
pressSub-Ludlum plotting but stylishly executed, this offers a fun night out...
Flicks, Giles Hardie
flicksVariety
pressPenn’s veiny, sweat-glazed biceps are the most objectively impressive feature of this rote, humorless thriller...
Time Out
pressPacked with saw-it-coming plot twists, half-hearted car chases and an angsty hero with mega muscles and zero charisma.
Hollywood Reporter
pressRipe, borderline hammy turns from Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone, Idris Elba and Mark Rylance add some spice.
FilmInk
press...a thoughtful, provocative thriller replete with richly crafted characters, gripping set pieces, and an underlying moral drive about the very nature and consequences of violence.
Empire Magazine
pressSub-Ludlum plotting but stylishly executed, this offers a fun night out...
Ultimately misses the mark.
Beginning with a newsreel introduction to set the scene which tends to confuse rather than enlighten the viewer, but never the less fails to cover the inadequacies of a rather standard plot. - Good guy, capable of bad things is drawn back into the game to right wrongs, fight corruption and save his lady. The script often verges on the farcical,...
Unexpected decent!
This movie surpassed my expectations of it. Indeed the story wavered throughout and the acting was lackluster at points, but the technical action scenes carried the film to be an enjoyable experience - it was a fun movie if you did not get caught up in the, at times, unreasonable story. Thanks Flicks!
Pfft.
Where to start… the hackneyed script? The tired character tropes? The wooden acting from an otherwise excellent ensemble cast? Perhaps the lack-lustre camera and editing, devoid of any real style, substance or originality? Hard to know where to begin, really.. although I have to admit, I was terribly impressed by the lengths Sean Penn must have had to go...
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