Review of Assassins (1995) by Jay L — 08 Apr 2012

"In the shadows of life, in the business of death, one man found a reason to live.".

A lean, mean and completely bad ass thrill machine that pumps endless amounts of adrenaline straight into your veins. Assassins is full-throttle, adrenaline-fueled adventure thata energetic and expertly crafted, a film that really gets the job done. It's action packed and supremely tense throughout, a damn good endeavor from Director Richard Donner (The Lethal Weapon films, Conspiracy Theory, The Goonies). Its a dark, atmospheric, radiant, compelling and brilliantly executed adventure that had me glued to my seat for every second. An absolutely rock solid piece of riveting and cerebral madness, a cool, calm and collected piece of filmmaking that's pure high-energy and spectacularly engaging. Richard Donner and company put together an incredibly stunning, spectacularly stylish, intensely commanding, blisteringly hardboiled, seriously raw and searingly sophisticated work of patient and adrenaline-chargee piece of action film entertainment. Pure firepower that's full of brute force energy and high-octane awesomeness. Slick, stylish, spellbinding, hip, explosive, terrific, tense and visceral. Assassins is an authentic and vibrant movie going experience.

Slyvester Stallone does a great job throughout, a great performance from an action film veteran. Antonio Banderas gives a chillingly intense villainous performance, an early performance in his career. Julianne Moore is always great to see, she does a fantastic job throughout.