jerw66 I am at a loss for words how so many viewers found this film "engaging and exciting, serious, sexy, intelligent, industrious" etc. et al. I mean is there something in the water, are all the helmets safety certified? If condition persists please consult your physician... After sifting through far too many lauding reviews here I just had to write my VERY FIRST EVER internet forum response. The inspiration is haphazard however as the motion picture of attention is a total hoot! Bare bones styling, (poor)film student deficient (and so ever cloudy acid rain day blunt) hammy square plot architectural technical inadequacy on display here and lame structuring make for a movie equivalent of an expired cheap pet shampoo/cereal combo coupon value or something still worse. Seriously though, this a very drab, stupid affair folks, Scenario upon scenario render a totally shameless and sad assault upon the viewer/victim.(when the sex training sequence with Carlos former mistress takes place my viewing experience just accumulates and boils over so as I had to fetch others in the household just to share in the chuckles). To make matters worse, even the correct aspect ratio is AwkwarD, the film stock oily and soap opera twilight zone too radiant. radiant. radiant. Sutherland should be ashamed. He acts as if he were afflicted with rabies. Flashing evil teeth, hissing Shakespearean and sneering...behaving so itchy and all, a lonely dollar store action figure of a badger (my friend Raymond uses that word and it makes me laugh). Character has own line of shitty coloring books and stickers somewhere in his mind no doubt. Kingsley looks the part of an overfed prince and the pauper rodent and behaves as if normal bearable situations such as a multiple portions of porridge or a basic Canadian winter had just unleashed the very wrath of God upon the earth. His awkward (fake nylon) fur style tendencies evoke an odd hunter/glam rocker hybrid. Quinn looks sketchy, heavily medicated, and jitterbugs around as if he has a severe mental and physical rash going on. National security in the hands of these inept misfits would be a frightening assignment indeed. To conclude, and with a healthy smile, this film must be quota filler or the results of blackmail. And surely someone must agree.

Maziun „The Assignment" is a good movie that reminds a bit a Bourne movie . There is quite a lot story here – more than in a typical action movie . The movie is based somewhat on real story. It's probably isn't 100 % true , yet it feels like it happened for real.The movie does look cheesy in some places and the special effects are outdated ( for example the hallucinations) . The movie could also be directed better by Christian Dugay . It takes a while for the audience before we really become interested in the story.Thankfully the screenplay is strong enough to give us interesting movie. It's based heavily on psychology . The whole training part is probably the best and most interesting part of the movie . It doesn't feel far-fetched and makes you really care about the character. Sure there are some action scenes and they are good too ( the chase scene is exciting) , but the main attraction is how our hero changes during the movie. There are some nice twists along the story , even if some of them are predictable.Aidan Quinn gives a great performance . He has a lot to play and he plays it really well . His transformation in a completely different person is very believable. I wonder why he didn't made a career . Ben Kingsley and Donald Sutherland give him a solid support . Kingsley role is relatively small , but important. Sutherland pretty much is also a main hero of the movie along Quinn."The Assignment" is a bitter movie about world of spies and terrorists. It's entertaining and not shallow . It deserves a little more recognition. I give it 7/10.

sammy So once again do we have "The Jackal " as the main theme of a movie. Only this time it is the actual terrorist who is the center of attraction.A movie which tries hard to weave the elements of fact and fiction together but fails to do so convincingly.The story revolves around the life of a Naval Officer from the U.S. who as luck would have it, looks strikingly similar to The Jackal.With this the story moves on as various international intelligence agencies indulge in a game of cat and mouse to do their bit.With slightly type-cast acting and characterisation , not to mention the fantastically sketched out plot the movie somehow doesn't dissolve in the tummy.On the whole the movie has many bright spots in terms of the story and technical aspects but fails to come across as a superb thriller due to hastened plot progression and disproportionate reel allocation to relatively less important and insignificant features of the storyline.

guruyaya Every single thing about this movie works. Characters, setting, photography, special effects, action... everything. It's a must see for someone looking for a thrill, as well as a must see for someone who just wants to know how a character should be developed. One of the few movies, that actually takes the risk of making the good guys active, not just waiting for the bad guy to do bad stuff. One of the few movies, that takes the risk of showing how flawed his hero is, and yet keep him likable.Don't miss it. It's not your regular action flick. It's the movie that will make you understand how action movie should be. It's a movie that will make you see the constant war on terror, in a new light.