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Jackal
Starring: Bruce Willis and Richard Gere Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones Rated R Genre: Action Synopsis: The Jackal is the worlds greatest assassin, and he has been called in to assassinate a top government official. The FBI has been trying to track him down, but to no avail, the decide to get a former IRA agent out of prison to help track the Jackal down before it is too late. My Thoughts: Sure, just by reading the synopsis of the movie, it sounds generic, and nothing too exciting, but with two actors that are on top of their games, this movie is just plain awesome. Scorecard: Acting- Bruce Willis plays the Jackal, who is a hired assassin, we follow him as he goes everywhere, never looking like the same person, some of the characters the Jackal makes up are great, Richard Gere plays a former Irish assassin that is talked into tracking the Jackal by the FBI. Both do a great job in their respective characters. (1) Direction- To be honest I really don't like the movies Caton-Jones puts out. He did Doc Hollywood which was bad, and City by the Sea which was bad and Basic Instinct 2, which I haven't seen, and really don't want to. So he does not have a good track record. But, there was some direction to this movie, at least it wasn't all over the place. Nothing great or anything, but at least you can tell that there was some direction. (1/2) Story- Who hasn't heard this story before? A killer being tracked down my a reformed killer. It is generic, but this movie pulled away from keeping the same boring story, by actually putting effort into it. The ending wasn't all that great, but it really didn't take that much away from the movie. (1) Expectations- I was a HUGE Bruce Willis fan when this movie came out in 1997. I was hoping that it would be his greatest. While not a huge success in the box office, it held its own, there weren't a whole lot of expectations, but I got a good movie at least. (1/2) Boring?- The movie as a whole really wasn't boring, but there were a few parts that were incredibly dull, while it didn't hurt the movie a lot, it dragged it down just enough not to get a full star here. (1/2) Final Score: 3 1/2 out of 5 Final Thoughts: This movie was awesome when I first saw it. Even today when I watch it again, I am still entertained by it. This movie is not a masterpiece by any means, but is a good movie.
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