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Action thriller about a former FBI agent assigned to track down an unknown vigilante who is killing terrorists from the agency's Most Wanted List in Europe. Cast:Christian Slater, Donald Sutherland, Bashar Rahal, Elika Portnoy, Timothy Spall, Antoaneta Yordanova, Vassil MihajlovDirector:Isaac FlorentineRelease Date:August 3, 2012DVD Release:August 14, 2012From:Arc EntertainmentRating:RLength:1 hr 29 min
Assassin's Bullet played in limited release to poor reviews. • Alison Willmore wrote for the AV Club, "Elika Portnoy's acting remains roundly flat and affectless." • And Lisa Schwarzbaum wrote in Entertainment Weekly, "...a C-quality B movie, shot on location with a Balkan supporting cast and crew, mixes a precarious pileup of visual clichés with over-staged action sequences." More Reviews Below...
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: MODERATE(cg) "...a C-quality B movie, shot on location with a Balkan supporting cast and crew, mixes a precarious pileup of visual clichés with over-staged action sequences."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 89 words, 08/03/12
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...a dippy hodgepodge of hitman action, illogical romance and geopolitical commentary.... strictly '90s-era pay-cable genre-rip-off nostalgia, ripe for ridicule."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 08/03/12
Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "Corny action scenes and borderline-hilarious direction mark the film as an obvious straight-to-video item that somehow took a wrong turn into a movie theater."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 182 words, 08/03/12
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Fans of incessant flashbacks and endless whooshing zooms into close-ups will find much to love... less satisfied will be those with a fondness for lucid plotting..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 200 words, 08/01/12
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Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: POOR(cg) "Director Isaac Florentine gets a few jolts out of a fist-fight at the end, and an assault on a heavily guarded compound, but the director is out of his depth..."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 455 words, 08/03/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Fans of incessant flashbacks and endless whooshing zooms into close-ups will find much to love... less satisfied will be those with a fondness for lucid plotting..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 200 words, 08/01/12
Alison Willmore, AV Club: POOR(cg) "Elika Portnoy's acting remains roundly flat and affectless... her bravado in creating this crazy role for herself deserves a salute, though certainly not applause."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 387 words, 08/02/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...a dippy hodgepodge of hitman action, illogical romance and geopolitical commentary.... strictly '90s-era pay-cable genre-rip-off nostalgia, ripe for ridicule."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 08/03/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: FAIR "...routine... the pic's raison d'etre is female lead Elika Portnoy, who makes an equally nondescript impression in three roles mostly distinguished by their wigs."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 07/25/12
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...mainly notable by its schizophrenic female lead character's varying hair pieces.... The action sequences are strictly pro forma... dull..."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 333 words, 08/02/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...a dippy hodgepodge of hitman action, illogical romance and geopolitical commentary.... strictly '90s-era pay-cable genre-rip-off nostalgia, ripe for ridicule."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 08/03/12
12.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Assassin's Bullet's reviews are separated by an average 12.4 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Assassin's Bullet's reviews cover 16.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,898 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 264 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 13.6 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Assassin's Bullet's reviews on average broke 13.6 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Assassin's Bullet's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Assassin's Bullet (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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