Review of Confidential Assignment (2017) by Steve W — 30 Jan 2017

Please, stop making people waste their time.

This review of Confidential Assignment (2017) was written by Steve W on 30 Jan 2017.

Confidential Assignment has generally received positive reviews.

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 27 Jan 2017

South Korean filmmaker Kim Sung-hoon has clearly done his homework while injecting the action sequences with a terrific kinetic energy…

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By Jakeri C (95) on 17 Feb 2017

With great action and clever writing, this is one of the best action flicks of the past few years…

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By Edmund Lee (132) for South China Morning Post (665) on 01 Mar 2017

Its narrative makes little sense, but the film is so entertaining audiences will overlook its ludicrous plotting and identify with the protagonists…

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By Le W (29) on 13 Feb 2017

One of the best Action movies I have ever seen! I rate this a strong 5/5! Must Watch if you like action and a splash of comedy…

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By Oneofjw (20) on 26 Nov 2022

I like it. Its mindless fun. Nobody should take these kinds of movies seriously…

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By Bonnie C (239) on 02 Mar 2017

Same old shit keeps coming back again & again…

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By Jluis_001 (2,242) on 04 Aug 2019

It lacks originality and only aims to entertain a while and although that is not a bad thing, this is risk-free entertainment that never tries…

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By Justin Lowe (291) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 27 Jan 2017

Kim keeps the action sequences tightly focused, particularly in the tense opening segment, but tends to let dramatic scenes go on for too long…

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