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One of the least well-known films from legendary director Sam Peckinpah, this action-thriller reunites Godfather co-stars James Caan and Robert Duvall. After Mike Locken (Caan) is left crippled by Geo...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 23, 1999
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Flixster Reviews (81)
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February 17, 2009"It's a good show. It's not a great show, but it's a good show."
That just about sums up Peckinpah's The Killer Elite. The first time you watch it, it seems convoluted as hell; second time, you wonder where all the plot went. Betrayed and grievously wounded by old '...( read more) -
August 1, 2008with some good actors in, it still manages to be peckinpahs worst movie... that i've seen anyhow. it was just boring with no trademark peckinpah nihilism at all. i could've made this
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March 15, 2009A fine performance by James Caan is frittered away with a mediocre storyline. Supporting actors Bo Hopkins and Burt Young compliment what litle action there is. At times tense and involving, but as a whole the film feels outdated and bland; the ninja sequences are almost laugh...( read more)
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September 9, 2009It was an okay watch. Some good names in there, formula movie. It seemed a bit dry, at times. Probably not worth what I paid for it, but, meh lol. Watch it if it comes on TV, I guess
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March 23, 2008James Caan...Robert Duvall...Sam Peckinpah...can't resist despite looming sense of failure...
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January 25, 2008Rather pedestrian. A disappointing entry in the Peckinpah catalogue. A respectable cast wasted where this really should have unleashed the Ninja boom
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October 2, 2007Standard espionage thriller that is saved by Peckinpah's expertise with some decent action scenes and a good pairing of James Caan and Robert Duvall. I would have left out those ninjas though...
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Critic Reviews
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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