American Assassin: Action junkies tune in

Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar, Taylor Kitsch

Rated: 6/10

When it comes to good spy thriller action movies, only a few good ones stand out and American Assassin is one of those rarities Directed by Michael Cuesta and based on Vince Flynn’s 2010 novel carrying the same name, the film centres around a huge amount of action, thrilling sequences in cars, with guns and around athletically celestial men doing their jobs with a keenness that takes you in for a time. Dylan O’Brien anchors the film as its central character and does a good job of helming emotional as well as action sequences. 

As modern action goes, this one too is an unbelievably brutal and fast-paced, no-nonsense blood pincher in its bid to play to the gallery. Overstatement, then, is one blip on its canvas which keeps moving from action to action without a comma or a pause. Call it both good and bad. Go if you are an action junkie.

Source: Sunday Pioneer, 17 September, 2017