The American

[yoco]

Release Date: September 1, 2010
Studio: Focus Features
Director: Anton Corbijn
Screenwriter: Rowan Joffe
Starring: George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli, Bruce Altman
Genre: Suspense Thriller

Academy Award winner George Clooney stars in the title role of this suspense thriller, filmed on location in Italy. Alone among assassins, Jack (Clooney) is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry (Bruce Altman) that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde (Thekla Reuten of "In Bruges"), is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto (Italian stage and screen veteran Paolo Bonacelli) and pursues romance with local woman Clara (Italian leading lady Violante Placido). But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.
YouTube - The American - Trailer

[japanrocker]

i can't wait for this movie. every movie George Clooney is in is really good. just wish semptember would come sooner

[SBfreak]

Ohh no another movie my mom will make me watch:tard:

On: The director is the same one that directed Control.
Expecting something better.

[shawshankraj]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGIDLPshghE

[shawshankraj]

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[slikrapid]

looks decent and clooney usually chooses his movies well, meaning one can expect at least a moderately enjoyable outcome, though by appointing a director with video-making background this may become a disadvantage as these kind of directors have a tendency to make way too many camera cuts which ruins the action flow - in addition there is the cliche assassin-being-careless (or having a midlife crisis if you will) story and the usual/mandatory contrived romance...we'll see how it turns out

for some excellent movies with the assassin/mercenary theme see these:

Assassins (1995)
Leon The Professional (1994)
Domino (2005)
The Specialist (1994)