hyped garbage

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

First 5 minutes watched and already dreading it, all awkward lines in the script, horrible. The couple seem fake, the extras seem fake and the bartender seriously fake.Terrorists seems fake, shooting looks fake, cgi wounds and bullets from cheap production budgets seem fake, terrorist extras walking around holding guns down walking about not knowing what to do during the shootings was a major flaw. Easily noticeable immediately after another fake looking leg shot - off camera like he stood there for 30 seconds and stopped running to find his gf for no reason, crap.Then they point blank shoot his gf in the neck and only get him in the shoulder but for some reason come back ignore him crawling in the sand next to her and just shoot his dead gf again. I guess to shock us? But instead it's just fake bad filming again.That is within the first 4 minutes...thats how bad it is so not waste 2 hours watching it.

O'brien is likeable and you can always bet on Keaton to give a good performance but this film is nothing but a boring, formulaic action flop. I can't see a reason to invest 2 hours unless you are a fan of the cast.

American Assassin: Revenge thriller involving Jihadis, rogue Iranian Generals, rogue US Agents, a bereaved Dylan O'Brien and a rough grizzled CIA veteran Michael Keaton. O'Brien's fiance is killed during an Islamist attack on a holiday resort, swearing vengeance he trains for the next year and pretends to be a jihadi sympathiser with the intent of killing a leader. He is being interrogated by the islamists who are a bit suspicious of him when a Seal team bursts in and slaughters the jihadis. In spite of all of their Spy-Fi tech it was only through monitoring O'Brien that they were able to track the Islamist leader. CIA chief Sanaa Lathan then recruits O'Brien and Keaton trains him for an upcoming operation.There is much observation here, everything is on a camera/screen somewhere but not always at the right time, tracking devices don't always work, the more sophistication the more things which may go wrong. It is very much a tale of the murky smoke and mirrors of the intelligence world where strange alliances may be formed and broken. Training of O'Brien, his maverick nature and his relationship to Keaton are central to the film. Piecing together a nuclear device, getting the plutonium, trigger device and an experienced physicist also provides an interesting sequence.A competent Techno-Thriller. 7.5/10. On Netflix.

O'Brien impressed in the role, he fits the character. However, the writing needs major work. The plot contains gaping holes and does not convey much of a linear story. The movie was poorly adapted from the novels. With that being said, the actors flourished within their roles to offset the lack of story. The production value, particularly the stunts, were very impressive. The hand to hand combat was well acted. My hope is that the next movie in the franchise will have a much better plot. Wait until it is optioned for tv, but don't pay money to see this movie.