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The American
The film revolves around a professional American assassin named Jack, who ends up in Sweden more violently than he expected. But now he wants to change his life for the better. He promises that the next process will be the last one and he is already starting to arrange for it to be completed and events follow. In the middle of a wide range of exciting events in his life.
28 February 1937, Rome, Lazio, Italy
5 April 1946, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
21 December 1938, Ostiglia, Lombardy, Italy
22 October 1981, Vantaa, Finland
1 May 1976, Rome, Lazio, Italy
16 September 1975, Bussum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
27 February 1974, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
23 July 1934, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
7 February 1973, Danderyd, Stockholms län, Sweden
August 15, 2011
It may not be the fast-paced assassin thriller you might expect, but it benefits more from that than anything else.
September 03, 2010
If you're expecting a star-propelled thriller with the usual bob, weave and one-two punch, this isn't your ticket.
September 03, 2010
While cinema-lovers can cheer a director willing to buck the fashion for sensory overload, The American can't rightly be called a success.
September 23, 2012
The filmmakers seem to have forgotten that it takes more than a brooding assassin to engage the audience for the full runtime of the film. Moreover, if that character isn't involved in an interesting narrative, they'll have even less reason to care.
October 13, 2013
That the film through these slow, poetic paces remains engrossing, engaging, and ultimately oddly affecting is a testament to Clooney's terrific performance.
November 11, 2013
Outstanding cinematography and score and excellent acting make for a remarkable movie. The American is a must-see.
September 21, 2010
This movie is so serious about its pretensions that none of it makes any sense.
January 05, 2013
George Clooney delivers a strong but subdued performance in this slow-paced character study.
September 07, 2010
A textbook thriller...The excitement of the movie comes from its technical polish.
September 03, 2010
The good news, though, is that eventually The American does get to where it wants to be, and becomes a rather improbably but genuinely moving story.
November 29, 2010
At its best, the film's silence and unrevealing mood of observation remind you of 'The Passenger' or Paulo Sorrentino's 'Consequences of Love'...
April 28, 2015
A lush canvas of verdant riverbanks and dim, foreboding streets at night. The anxious stillness gets under your skin.