About
After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
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Cast
Michael Fassbender
The Killer
Tilda Swinton
The Expert
Charles Parnell
The Lawyer - Hodges
Arliss Howard
The Client - Claybourne
Kerry O'Malley
Dolores
Sophie Charlotte
Magdala
Emiliano Pernia
Marcus
Gabriel Polanco
Leo
Sala Baker
The Brute
Endre Hules
The Target
Bernard Bygott
Bodyguard 1
Monique Ganderton
The Dominatrix
Michael Fassbender
The Killer
Tilda Swinton
The Expert
Charles Parnell
The Lawyer - Hodges
Arliss Howard
The Client - Claybourne
Kerry O'Malley
Dolores
Sophie Charlotte
Magdala
Emiliano Pernia
Marcus
Gabriel Polanco
Leo
Sala Baker
The Brute
Endre Hules
The Target
Bernard Bygott
Bodyguard 1
Monique Ganderton
The Dominatrix
Reviews
Manuel São Bento
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/the-killer-venice-film-festival-review-a-tense-yet-superficial-experience/ "The Killer is unquestionably the simplest, most straightforward movie of David Fincher's career, for better and for worse. On one hand, Michael Fassbender's melancholy narration and magnetic performance, as well as the moody cinematography and throbbing score, contribute to the immersive, tension-driven experience remarkably idealized and executed by the filmmaker. On the other hand, the lack of any emotional layer related to the superficial story and nameless characters, along with a repetitive structure devoid of secondary arcs, gradually alienates viewers from the equally underdeveloped fictional world. A case of admiration more than enjoyment." Rating: B-
Read full reviewCinemaSerf
Does anyone remember Baz Luhrmann's song "Sunscreen"? Well the narrative mantra provided here by assassin Michael Fassbender reminded me of some of the profundities of that lyric - though not as wittily. The remainder of this film, however, is unlikely to be conjuring up memories anytime soon. His meticulously planned kill takes out a poor, leather-clad, school mistress instead of the intended target and so he has to flee. Now one might assume that such a character would be un-spookable. Well, nope - not this one. He is actually a bit nervous as he takes the long route home to safety in the Dominican Republic. When he gets there, he discovers that it wouldn't have been that safe there either as his pal "Magdala" (Sophie Charlotte) has been seriously wounded in an assault on his remote home. Bent on revenge, he sets out to track down the offenders and ultimately determines to come face to face with the millionaire client. Now he hasn't quite got a Yellow Pages, but his detective work is carried out with rather brutal ease. We have the odd combat scene, a dog gets pretty zoned out with painkillers and the denouement - featuring a sparing contribution from Tilda Swinton - has precisely zero menace or sophistication to it. Fassbender is very easy on the eye, but the rest of this is about as derivative as it gets - a sort of distant cousin of "The Mechanic" (2011) and it's not really very good.
Read full reviewMovieGuys
The Killer presents a stylish front, intelligent narration and quality performances, backed by compelling cinematography. That said, when you take a step back, its still "just another" hit man flick, leaving far shallower footsteps, than say, Leon: The Professional. Its essentially driven by a very basic story, that's too truncated to add up to anything meaningful, partially compensated for by lashings of action packed, exposition and a degree of quality narrative. In and of itself, its marginally better than many other knock off's but not by as much, as it might think. In summary, offers a little extra polish but does not aspire to the iconic heights, of films that made this genre famous, in the first place.
Read full reviewFeaturettes(4)
'The Killer' | Scene at The Academy
Behind The Scenes - Kirk Baxter on Editing The Killer with David Fincher
Behind The Scenes - Ren Klyce and David Fincher on The Sound of The Killer
Behind the Scenes - David Fincher on Directing The Killer
'The Killer' | Scene at The Academy
Behind The Scenes - Kirk Baxter on Editing The Killer with David Fincher
Behind The Scenes - Ren Klyce and David Fincher on The Sound of The Killer
Behind the Scenes - David Fincher on Directing The Killer
Behind the Scenes(1)
David Fincher and The Killer Crew Break Down The Brute vs The Killer Fight Scene
David Fincher and The Killer Crew Break Down The Brute vs The Killer Fight Scene