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 Guess what? This movie is really good. I do have to say that even though the trailer looked like it would have been a cool action movie I'm glad that it was completely different because I don't think the movie would have been as good. Clooney was amazing, I loved ...

 The American is an artfully crafted piece of cinema that many movie goers may find boring.  If you look hard enough though, you will find a dense character study that is to be enjoyed as though it were a piece of art. This movie is essentially about an American in ...

     When most movie-goers go to see a spy/assassin/what-have-you movie, most expect an action movie with explosions and gun fights with a body count at least in the 10s, or a 1-on-1 intense battle of the fists. The most recent well done example of this would be 2006's 007 ...

 I walked in to The American thinking I was going to get a methodical spy thriller with lots of action mixed in with a plotting story, intrigue, and conspiracy. What I got was a methodical character study of a spy with little story, little dialogue, and little action. Be that ...

Anton Corbijn's "The American" is a meticulously crafted and brilliantly paced thriller that rewards its audience for their patience with a satisfying study of character. George Clooney stars as Jack, a hired killer, whose occupation has left him emotionally starved. The story begins with Jack vacationing in Sweden, but after ...

Not what I expected.  The American seems timeless and in that way, also seems unstuck from any nationality or even language.  It won’t matter if you see this film in English, Spanish, Italian, French, Russian, Swedish, or any other language.  Its a universal translation.   On the other hand, the story ...

The American is an unusual film. It takes a familiar movie framework, the spy thriller, and gives us something we don’t expect. Unlike the Jason Bourne films that exemplify the genre, there is little quick-cut action and even less sophisticated spy talk for the protagonist to dazzle us with. Instead ...