Killshot

Release Date: January 23rd, 2009

Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller

Stars: Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Thomas Jane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson

Synopsis: A hit man for the Toronto mafia teams up unexpectedly with a small time conspicuous crook but when their extortion scheme goes sour they choose to hunt down the witnesses that have been placed in a federal protection program.

AltAss Ratings (On a scale of 1 to 5 asses)

Plot:                                            

In some regards it makes for an exciting storyline but why would a professional cool hitman get involved with a young hot shot that obviously would get him arrested or killed?

Writing / Production:               

"Killshot" goes back and forth between being really interesting and kind of dull.  There was not a lot of sympathy generated for the victim couple which will leave more audiences cheering for the villains than usual.

Acting:                                          

Mickey Rourke certainly stands apart from the rest of the cast but this movie was pretty well acted.

Originality:                              

Everything in this movie is very familiar except the pairing of the two villains which really is just an ignorant plot hole.

Overall:                                      

"Killshot" has some entertainment value but don't expect any extraordinary creativity.  Maybe the film would have made a little more sense if Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character wouldn't have been so over the top and out of control.

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