Review of Killer Elite (2011) by Marty B — 05 Aug 2012

A decent action thriller with nothing particularly memorable about it.

This review of Killer Elite (2011) was written by Marty B on 05 Aug 2012.

Killer Elite has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jesse K (452) on 26 Mar 2016

A good action thriller film even though not as much action as I expected, It focuses more on the story which makes a change in a Jason Statham…

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By Norm D (218) on 15 Jul 2016

Pretty entertaining action/thriller. I really liked the throwback vibe…

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By Timm S (1,294) on 24 Jul 2014

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By Wornoutspines (38) on 01 Apr 2015

According to the book and the marketing of this film it's all based on a true story, I honestly don’t really care because that was not a…

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By Carlos I (1,309) on 30 Jan 2014

Nice to see De Niro do something else rather than mediocre comedy films…

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By Becs D (120) on 15 Jul 2016

Ok, I was a little judgemental here, when I saw Statham's name and an Action movie, I assumed that it would be like a lot of his other typecast…

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By Grady H (224) on 28 Jan 2014

What a boring epic mess. Seriously there's nothing here even remotely entertaining. Easily Statham's worst…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 18 Mar 2014

Hard to watch. Bad plot, not at all interesting. Proof that Robert De Niro is not perfect…

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By Matthew B (2,571) on 05 Jun 2014

The story is about a former member of Britain's Elite Special Air Service comes out of retirement in order to save his mentor and must face…

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By Tss5078 (544) on 26 Apr 2014

Every Jason Statham movie is better than the last, as he continues to cement his reputation as the action star of Generation X…

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