Review of Killer Elite (2011) by Marta K — 23 Jan 2012

Some shooting and running. Even if it's based on a true story it watches like some typical, made up action film.

This review of Killer Elite (2011) was written by Marta K on 23 Jan 2012.

Killer Elite has generally received mixed reviews.

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

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By Sicrano (17) on 06 Aug 2015

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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 Meth-Dude (745) on 12 Aug 2014

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A killer story à la James Bond and that Borne guy quite well done and gritty enough to be believable. A story that makes sense…

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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 Timm S (1,294) on 24 Jul 2014

Story Is Quite Complex In Parts & At Times You Are Left Wondering Exactly What Direction This Is Trying To Go…

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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 Sgt. C (526) on 23 Apr 2014

(56%) Even though it feels like a pretty standard action flick that somehow managed to not only get Clive Owen as a support actor, but DeNiro…

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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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