A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines
of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding.
Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad
himself.
Director:
Pierre Morel
Writers:
Jean-Patrick Manchette (novel),
Don MacPherson (screenplay), 2 more credits »
Stars:
Sean Penn,
Idris Elba,
Jasmine Trinca |
Storyline
A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, working for an unknown
client, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's (Sean
Penn's) successful kill shot forces him to go into hiding to protect
himself and the members of the team from retribution. This includes
abruptly abandoning his girlfriend who has no idea what is going on. The
assassination, paid for by a foreign mining company, triggers wide
spread chaos and death in an already inflamed Congo. Terrier returns to
the Congo years later working for an NGO, but eventually finds himself
to be the target of a paid hit squad somehow connected to the ministers
assassination. This leads to immediate deaths and the endangerment of
the people working around him, and forces him back into hiding. In
trying to discover who has put a price on his head, he begins to
reconnect to the members of his old assassination team, including his
old girlfriend. Always aware there is no path to redemption for his
crimes, he is also periodically
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Boring,
predictable and not much to see. Penn, comes across as an old guy who
would be very unlikely to pull off 1/2 of the movies plot. Very
disappointed. If you nothing else to do and feel like throwing your
money away, you might consider seeing it. Just another rehashed shoot um
up bang bang special effects looser. How many times are they going to
take the same plot, add different names and characters and call it a new
movie? The same plot has been done to death. No creativity here folks,
move on to something else. The cast ties their best, but there isn't
much to work with here. I would have preferred to stay home and get some
rest.
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