Review of American Assassin (2017) by Compi24 — 01 Oct 2017

Any garden-variety Bourne, Bond, or Bauer connoisseur will see right through the tricks and twists on display in this uninspired spy thriller. Try as Michael Keaton and Dylan O'Brien might, there's no glory to be had in trying to sell some of these dopey character moves and hackneyed plot points.

Seriously - the "unhinged/loose cannon C.I.A. operative rallying against his superiors orders so he can stop the rogue operative from detonating a nuclear device" narrative has been so done to death that it's a miracle this movie was even remotely watchable.

But, indeed, "American Assassin" does remain at least that; watchable. If the overused plot threads provide anything, it's a sense of familiarity that the audience can at least navigate through.

And the occasionally decent fight scene or set piece doesn't hurt either. Needless to say, I was never bored. But, alas, I was also never really that impressed either.