Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier
The best way to enjoy this 1997 thriller is to forget the much better film that inspired it (1973's The Day of the Jackal) and get whatever kicks you can from this heavy-metal remake. It's not ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 2, 2002
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November 8, 2009I thought that this was an intelligent thriller that lived up to the original. I thought that willis portrayed the perfect cold-blooded assassin. Richard Gere did a fine job as well. Even though you can tell his cheesey accent is a fake. This is not an action movie, so if you're ...( read more)
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February 3, 2009I haven't seen "The Day of the Jackal" yet, so I can't compare this movie to the predecessor. I found the movie alright.
Of course it doesn't make sense that an assassin with the reputation of the Jackal would be so easy to figure out, but I am here to enjoy the movie not to ...( read more) -
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August 12, 2008There's nothing too horrible about this film other than the derivative nature of the film and some very poor accents. AT the same time there is nothing to recommend it on. Must admit it did have me hooked which helped me to overlook any plot holes, but the lack of time Willis and...( read more)
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October 12, 2009action flick starring Bruce Willis,Sidney Poitier, Richard Gere and Diane Venora. based loosely on 1973's The Day of the Jackal. directed by Michael Caton-Jones.
in an attempt to track down the assassin known only as "The Jackal", FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston (Poiti...( read more) -
September 21, 2009Not great. I wanted Bruce Willis to beat Richard Gere, whose accent is appalling. The Frederick Forsyth book that inspired it is so much better.
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September 10, 2009An underrated hitman story!
1 of the so numerous remakes Hollywood offers us since ages.
Some are better than the originals (Halloween, sooooo better).
Some are worse (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, to stay in the horror genre, sooo worse than the 1974's one).
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September 8, 2009A solid thriller with some gruesome moments and Bruce Willis as a bad guy for once.
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September 5, 2009Recommend...A good suspense thriller that keeps the audiences interest. Granted there are some holes, one liners, and bad accents, but in the end it all works to be a decent entertaining movie. It's interesting to see Bruce Willis go through various disguises. His calm, cool, ...( read more)
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August 18, 2008How do you stop an assassin who has no identity? Bruce Willis played a great part as the villain.
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