Assassin's Bullet

    Assassin's Bullet
    2012

    Synopsis

    In Assassin's Bullet, Slater plays Robert Diggs, a black ops agent who comes to work for Ambassador Ashdown (Hunger Games star Donald Sutherland), tracking down a vigilante assassin in Eastern Europe. The maverick hit(wo)man has been taking out high-profile targets on the U.S. hit list, and Diggs must uncover the killer's identity before there's an international incident. The usual game of cat and mouse ensues.

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    Cast

    • Christian SlaterRobert
    • Donald SutherlandAmbassador Ashdown
    • Elika PortnoyVicky
    • Timothy SpallDr. Kahn
    • Ivaylo GeraskovAleks
    • Ivan KotsevVicky's Dad
    • Tanya MickovVicky' Mom
    • Vassil MihajlovTurkish gangster
    • Bashar RahalAbdullah Said
    • Antoaneta YordanovaUS Embassy Clerk

    Recommendations

    • 50

      Entertainment Weekly

      The cockeyed 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.
    • 40

      The Hollywood Reporter

      The action sequences are strictly pro forma and -- despite the sleek killer's resemblance to the similarly lethal heroine of "La Femme Nikita" -- this dull effort lacks the excitement generated by any of its incarnations.
    • 40

      The New York Times

      For the thickheaded thriller Assassin's Bullet the Bulgarian actress Elika Portnoy dreamed up a story with three roles for herself and fails to convince in any of them.
    • 30

      Variety

      Much of this makes little sense, but it's hard to care.
    • 25

      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.
    • 20

      Village Voice

      Fans of incessant flashbacks and endless whooshing zooms into close-ups will find much to love about Assassin's Bullet; less satisfied, alas, will be those with a fondness for lucid plotting, compelling intrigue, and credible performances.
    • 16

      The A.V. Club

      This is the third feature Portnoy has conceived and starred in, and while her initiative and ability to find funding for these films is admirable, Assassin's Bullet feels like a shameless, dismal vanity project.
    • 12

      Slant Magazine

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