Comments on: Assassin Club (2023) Review

By: Andrew Hernandez

Andrew Hernandez — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 21:37:58 +0000

I actually took time to watch this waste of dump when it appeared on the MGM+ channel. I was worried about Noomi Rapace portraying a cartoon villain, and that’s exactly what she was. Even her attempts at hamming it up were wasted because the script and dialogue were so stupid. I’m sure she was embarrassed if she looked at the film footage.

The action scenes were a joke since they looked like the 1990’s era of when most fights and shootouts were shot too close and edited with a blender. Over time, I’ve learned this is done on purpose when the people involved want to disguise that they didn’t want to put the time or effort into choreographing and filming something comprehensible.

I do agree with Mr Sheridan that Henry Golding would be much better playing a Simon Templar kind of action hero instead of this fake tough guy act.

By: Henry A McKeand

Henry A McKeand — Sat, 20 May 2023 02:11:45 +0000

In reply to Brian Sheridan.

Great point. Gentleman thief or spy roles would be good for him. He came off as so bland in Snake Eyes, but I saw his appeal in Crazy Rich Asians.

By: Brian Sheridan

Brian Sheridan — Mon, 15 May 2023 18:03:09 +0000

Golding should be the new Simon Templar, The Saint! He’s a dapper, charming guy – not a brooding, dark killer…

By: JJ Bona

JJ Bona — Mon, 15 May 2023 16:24:19 +0000

In reply to Kevin tran.

Kevin, you like ’em, and that’s all that counts. =) I get bad a rap for watching Bruceploitation movies, but in the end, it’s all about what appeals to us as individuals! =)

By: Kevin tran

Kevin tran — Mon, 15 May 2023 14:37:11 +0000

That is why the movie never gets a theater release. I am still going to give it a watch. I did enjoy The Transporter refueled and Taken 3 even though it got bad reviews.

By: Andrew Hernandez

Andrew Hernandez — Mon, 15 May 2023 10:15:38 +0000

I’m sure other people knew this movie would be bad based on the trailer, but I keep getting suckered in. No matter how many times I’m wrong, I insist on giving certain movies the benefit of the doubt, and will continue to do so until I either watch them or read a reliable review like here.

Brick Mansions certainly isn’t great fare, but aside from giving the late Paul Walker the thankless task of not being Cyril Rafaelli, and allowing RZA to inject his pseudo philosophical bullshit into his villain role, everything else was fine. Delamarre certainly had potential to do better things. I guess that can’t happen now!

Noomi Rapace has been doing well in the action thriller field with Close, Whatever Happened to Monday, and Black Crab. This doesn’t do her favors! With her switching accents for no reason, it sounds similar to Ray Park playing dress up for no reason in the cyst loving King of Fighters movie.

What is with the pretentious bullshit of listening to hip hop on vinyl and sipping whisky like its a thousand dollars a glass? It’s like a poor combination of Cowboy Bebop and Jean-Pierre Melville with zero understanding of what makes them great.

I’m gonna insist that Golding was twice hurt by poor material. If a better actor starred in Snake Eyes and Assassins Club, his skills wouldn’t elevate a terrible story or poorly developed character either. He is very unlucky with his action thriller phase.