The American

Director: Anton Corbijn
Writers: Rowan Joffe (screenplay), Martin Booth (novel)
Stars: George Clooney, Paolo Bonacelli and Violante Placido
Year: 2010
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Before I was going to see this, I already heard the negative reviews of this movie. But, come on, Anton Corbijn and Clooney? How bad could it be? I was wrong. It's not terribly bad, but rather dull. I think mainly it's the problem with storyline. Anton somehow assumes his audiences all know what happened to Clooney before, but we don't (unlike Control). And the pace is very slow, and really not much going on. If he can elaborate the story more, it might be better. Good cinematography in the beginning and at the end. That's about it.

My Rating: 5/10

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