Sylvester Stallone is a hired
Assassin in the film written by the Wachoski's and directed by Richard Donner. He is number one in his profession, you join him taking a mark out
in to the swamp, another professional he has been tasked with killing. You
have Antonio Banderas a younger Assassin who knows Sylvester Stallone is number
one and he wants to be number one. You have Julianne Moore a hacker that comes
between them as a target and from there the story unfolds as Stallone realises
what she has and decides to use it to get out of the business.
The film comes to a conclusion
outside a small white bank in a tropical location and it is strange finish as
Stallone knows what will happen as it is a similar situation that he previously
went through when he took the number one spot. Now this is an interesting story
but he knows what is going to happen so well and can tell exactly what Banderas
is going to do I don’t know why he did not make more sure of what he was
trying. Thinking about the end of the film it was not very clear and while
gripping in a tension filled way too much thought about how they do it makes it
seem silly.
This film is enjoyable enough to
watch and appreciate a couple of the gun fights but it is not high
entertainment and is typical 90’s Stallone action driven fare. Would only
recommend to people who enjoy this sort of film and think that from my brief
description you will know if it is for you or not. Overall this is a 5 out of
10 film, not worth going out of your way to get but worth seeing especially for
free.
