Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Pavel that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde, is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship o... (Full plot summary below)
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Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Pavel that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde, is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto and pursues romance with local woman Clara. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.
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| ScreenwizeSimon WeavingIn this astonishingly beautiful piece of cinema art, George Clooney plays a steely and introspective assassin hiding out in Italy, awaiting orders and contemplating his past deeds. |
| Little White LiesMatt BochenskiHaunting and insistent, The American is one of the best films of the year. |
| Urban CinefileAndrew L. Urbana moody, melancholy work of not so much action thrills but introspection - great in a novel, difficult to manage in the screen thriller. Worse, the story simply doesn't make sense - especially the ending |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHere is a gripping film with the focus of a Japanese drama, an impenetrable character to equal Alain Delon's in "Le Samourai," by Jean-Pierre Melville. |
| Sarasota Herald-TribuneChristopher LloydThe American is a spare, tightly-wound thriller that is less the story of a man who kills for a living, than what that life has extracted from his soul. |
| UGOJordan HoffmanYou may find yourself momentarily spellbound by Anton Corbijn's gorgeous film, but ultimately unfulfilled. |
| Movie RetrieverBrian TallericoA piece that feels more like foreign films of the 1960s and 1970s than what viewers would expect from an Oscar winner in 2010. No wonder it's getting buried. It's too good. |
| Screen It!Teddy DurginThe more CGI and Real-D 3D and shaky cams have taken over modern action filmmaking, the more I have craved a solid, low-key suspense film like this one. (Parental Review also Available) |
| MovielineStephanie ZacharekAnton Corbijn's The American looks and feels like a movie made by a filmmaker who hasn't been to the movies since the '70s - and I mean that as the highest compliment. |
| ABC Radio BrisbaneMatthew ToomeyIt deserves credit for its style but the holes in the screenplay were too hard for me to ignore. |
