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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 13 Sep 2017

So generic is this film, drawn from the vast pulp output of thriller scribbler Vince Flynn, it offers a glimpse into a dazzling future when…

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By Ray Pride (544) for Newcity (539) on 13 Sep 2017

What an obscenity. Call it The Bourne Abortion…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 13 Sep 2017

The plan -- to construct a team of agents who are in desperate need of some serious psychological evaluation -- is tough to swallow…

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By Alex Welch (70) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 13 Sep 2017

American Assassin has some of the more terrifying, brutal, and visceral action sequences to be seen on the big screen so far this year…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 13 Sep 2017

Doesn't waste its time on little things like believable character motivation and ability, yet director Michael Cuesta (L.I.E., Kill the Messenger)…

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By Jim Slotek (879) for Original Cin (1,156) on 13 Sep 2017

O'Brien cuts a cool figure with a gun, but doesn't convey enough personality yet to convince us that he can carry a franchise…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 13 Sep 2017

It's not that American Assassin suddenly goes stupid, it's already there, but in its hunger to dazzle the audience, it becomes generic, hacky,…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 13 Sep 2017

Based on a novel is about the only thing novel about it…

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By Harry Guerin (318) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 13 Sep 2017

The big problems are a script that thinks too big, confuses fast-moving with rushed and has a non-event nemesis whose plan for revenge is surprisingly…

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By Roger Tennis (246) for Cinemaclips.com (246) on 13 Sep 2017

Good performances and bloody action give this popcorn thriller a shot in the arm…

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By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 13 Sep 2017

Somewhere along the way Michael Cuesta morphed from a creator of thoughtful indie dramas…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 13 Sep 2017

The film is an entertaining introduction to Rapp, whose final scene implies that he has a lot more retaliation to inflict…

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By Scott Mendelson (400) for Forbes (586) on 13 Sep 2017

It's a bad movie, which means its toxic politics have no plausible defense…

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By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 13 Sep 2017

American Assassin delivers just what it says it will…

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By Brian Lowry (913) for CNN.com (607) on 13 Sep 2017

[American Assassin] plays like The Bourne Identity for Dummies, a bland wannabe with a threadbare plot that -- the ample violence notwithstanding…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 13 Sep 2017

Despite the actors hired to deliver the story, the superassassin of American Assassin isn’t quite human. He’s just revenge in a henley T…

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By Katie Rife (451) for AV Club (2,778) on 13 Sep 2017

It’s paper-thin, predictable, and goofy as hell, but if you can get past the whole “pro-military propaganda” thing, it’s pretty fun…

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By Mike Mccahill (552) for Guardian (4,584) on 13 Sep 2017

The malfunctioning studio system has foisted many subprime ideas upon us recently, but this opportunistic, Trump-age hybrid of war-on-terror…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 13 Sep 2017

The movie, directed by Michael Cuesta from a script by a team of blue-chip writers (Stephen Schiff and Michael Finch are credited, along with…

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By Tom Russo (407) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 13 Sep 2017

Trouble is, the movie’s dopiness isn’t in fact something you can get past. “American Assasinine” is frequently more like it…

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