The American (2010)
I had been interested in seeing this when I first saw the trailer awhile back. I've always been a fan of stories about spies, assassins, and other under worldly persona's. Charles Bronson in " the Mechanic ", Terrance Stamp in " the Limey ", and Bob Hoskins in " the Long Good Friday" . All of these movies are fascinating and are good portrayals of people on the other side of the tracks. The American is a movie that follows that same formula, yet Cloney as the main lead plays it laid back. Jack or Edward we really don't know his name is a contract killer or a man who supplies contract killers. The story never says though in one conversation his employer says he doesn't have to kill here. That's what makes this movie interesting. It's the ambiguity of the story that pulls us in, and of course Cloney's performance. In the first few minutes of the movie we are treated to an ambush. Just when you think you know where the s...