Critic Reviews

• Scott Bowles, USA Today

  Think the Bourne franchise meets the Bond franchise, without the wit or action.

• Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times

  [A] dippy hodgepodge of hitman action, illogical romance and geopolitical commentary.

• Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

  Why is Slater in this? Why are Sutherland and Spall? Why am I even watching it?

• Kyle Smith, New York Post

  Corny action scenes and borderline-hilarious direction by Isaac Florentine mark the film as an obvious straight-to-video item that somehow took a wrong turn into a movie theater.

• Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

  Mr. Slater valiantly tries to appear turned on by his leading lady's shimmying midsection, but he might as well be watching a performing dog for all the heat mustered between them.

• Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

  This psychologically tinged thriller about a mysterious female assassin won't erase memories of La Femma Nikita.

• Todd Jorgenson, Cinemalogue.com

  The script and direction are equally inept, with a series of overwrought action sequences and ludicrous plot twists that come suspiciously close to parody.

• Prairie Miller, Long Island Press

  What do belly dancers, wigs, shrinks, split personalities and secret ops sexpot mercenary mayhem have to do with a movie? Well, an awful lot it seems, in this CIA espionage freakout that makes waterboarding appear tame by comparison.

• Brian Orndorf, Blu-ray.com

  In trying to pass off the obvious as some type of mystery, Assassin's Bullet repeatedly insults viewer intelligence until the whole effort transforms into unintentional camp.

• Alison Willmore, AV Club

  Assassin's Bullet feels like a shameless, dismal vanity project.

• Glenn Heath Jr., Slant Magazine

  Isaac Florentine's film is maligned with gaping plot holes, terrible expository dialogue, and obvious moments of foreshadowing.

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