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Jan 19, 2011
- by jrjohnson
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This movie is slow... Be warned. But I liked it because it was consistent as to what is was trying to be. If I'd been expecting a fast paced action flick I would have turned it off after 15 mins. If you are going to watch this, I suggest doing it on a rainy night when you are choosing between curling up with a book or watching a movie. I'd say a nice cup of tea, a glass of red wine, or a snifter of brandy would go well with this. Even though it's called The American, it feels like a meandering foreign film.
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jbeswick
January 19, 2011
Slow isn't the word: I started playing it on Friday and I'm still waiting for the ending!
Sharrie
January 30, 2011
LOL....... I haven't had such a good laugh from a comment, ever! Get that remote, James!!! FF like I did ;-)
woopak_the_thrill
January 30, 2011
count on James to give a fun comment :)
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RobynB
January 19, 2011
Yeah I didn't enjoy because of the slow moving aspect. And very mad at the ending. I yelled at the TV.
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woopak_the_thrill
January 19, 2011
sweet. Nice QT, JR! Glad you liked it! I have no issues with slow-moving films, as I am sure you can tell with me by now. I've seen mixed reviews about this film, I guess it is time for me to see it for myself. It is in my queve (don't think I'll buy it at this point) so I intend to give a full-on review once it arrives.
jrjohnson
January 19, 2011
thanks Woo. Looking forward to reading your take on it.
woopak_the_thrill
February 05, 2011
Ok, my take is posted....I actually really liked it! http://lunch.com/t/67h3 I am actually going out to buy the Bluray after I saw a rental.
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TOO slow, TOO boring & TOO long!!! If not for George Clooney, it's a total waste of time as far as I'm concerned! Why would anyone wants to know a killer's mental state of mind (as far as entertainment value is concerned) is beyond me :-) Even though I managed to fast forward the entire movie on DVD, it's still boring!
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The American is a 2010 American thriller film directed by Anton Corbijn and starring George Clooney, Thekla Reuten, Violante Placido, Irina Björklund, and Paolo Bonacelli. It is an adaptation of the 1990 novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth. The film opened on September 1, 2010. A trailer for the film was released on May 3, 2010.
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http://www.fandango.com/theamerican_130692/movieoverview
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/theamerican/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440728/
Official site
http://focusfeatures.com/film/the_american/
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References
http://www.fandango.com/theamerican_130692/movieoverview
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/theamerican/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440728/
Official site
http://focusfeatures.com/film/the_american/
Cast:
George Clooney,
Silvana Bosi,
Paolo Bonacelli,
Johan Leysen,
Irina Björklund,
Violante Placido,
Thekla Reuten,
Filippo Timi,
Lars Hjelm,
Giorgio Gobbi
Director:
Anton Corbijn
Genre:
Crime,
Drama
Release Date:
1 September 2010 (USA)
MPAA Rating:
R
Screen Writer:
Rowan Joffe,
Martin Booth
Runtime:
105 min
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