Review of Killer Elite (2011) by Olivier A — 26 Jun 2012

On the upside, Statham is becoming an actor. On the downside, De Niro just a sidekick. Lots of action and lots of intrigue that are not all well attached together.

This review of Killer Elite (2011) was written by Olivier A on 26 Jun 2012.

Killer Elite has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Phil H (1,145) on 03 Jan 2015

Thrilling action adventure with some British flavouring. Always a pleasure watching Jason Statham deliver the story…

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By Magnus S (724) on 29 Jan 2017

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By Daniel R (1,021) on 17 Apr 2014

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By David D (2,198) on 06 Aug 2014

Deniro saved the movie with his presence alone. The movie revolves around an interesting situation, they find themselves in…

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By Sean S (1,358) on 16 Jan 2014

Ok this was better than I thought it would be and had the potential for greatness but was in need of some serious editing…

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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 Cineautoctono (479) on 24 Dec 2015

Killer Elite was a very acceptable film but excel in the work of the division , failed to entertain us , but I have to give another opinion…

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By Meth-Dude (745) on 12 Aug 2014

Good action scenes and good actors are not enough to make a good movie and the movie is only about this…

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By Alex K (2,253) on 26 Jul 2014

Although somewhat watchable, Killer Elite really adds nothing new to an already saturated genre…

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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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