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
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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.