Available to watch on supported devices. The Gunman
Movie Details:
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, Action, Mystery |
|---|---|
| Director | Pierre Morel |
| Starring | Sean Penn, Jasmine Trinca |
| Supporting actors | Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance, Idris Elba, Peter Franzén, Billy Billingham, Daniel Adegboyega, Ade Oyefeso, Alejandro Talavante, Florian Barisey, Ismael Tunkara, Amara Tunkara, Rachel Lascar, Miquel Àngel Ripeu, Mark Schardan, Txiki Blasi, Alito Rodgers, Yussifu Alhassan |
| Studio | Open Road Films |
| MPAA rating | R (Restricted) |
| Captions and subtitles | English Details |
| Rental rights | 24 hour viewing period. Details |
| Purchase rights | Stream instantly and download to 2 locations Details |
| Format | Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)The Gunman |
Most Helpful Customer Reviews:
Good Intentions in The Gunman, but flawed.What does the Gunman get right for action fans? Plenty of things. Sean Penn is a believable hitman cast into a dangerous situation, dealing with it the best way he can. He avoids danger when possible, but if confronted, he is more than a match for the tough henchman against him, as he quickly decimates them one by one, through fisticuffs or through gunfire. He's efficient and strong. When there is action, it's usually well shot and choreographed.The Gunman
But that leads to the problem. There needs to be more action for this particular story to save the movie. The story starts off promising, but by the turning point at his old cohort's mansion with his former girlfriend, the story takes a nose dive in terms of logic. Not by Penn himself, but by the villains and their disposable mindsets, as one of them pretty much throws his life away without much explanation. The audience loses a lot of respect when a potentially worthwhile villain so easily disappears from the picture due to folly instead of circumstances. If they make it due to his own foolishness, convince us why, even if it's just one more time. Why did he do this? Let us know his motivation so we can believe it.The Gunman
Unfortunately the movie never answers that question beyond our assumptions, and then we're left with the final villain, who gives one of the most grating speeches to Penn, who thankfully retaliates despite Penn's constant, painful headaches that put him in harms way, but not in a good way the audience can root for. Just an easy way Penn can get caught due to his seemingly unavoidable vulnerability. Kind of like giving Superman Kryptonite. Those scenes are rarely fun to watch, as our hero is reduced to nothing and at the enemies' mercy. Not because the enemy is a worthy match, but because of a cheat. Make the enemy earn it, not get a free hit. Thankfully the story plays this card early enough, so it's convincing that this will eventually become a problem later in the story.
Certain story twists can ruin a potentially good action movie, and in this case, the story was lost for me despite the exciting action scenes, as few as there were in The Gunman.The Gunman
Penn is definitely in shape to be an older action hero along the lines of Neeson (Taken series), though this script just needed some major revisions to its villains with an increase in action to be truly satisfying as an action fan. Almost, but not there. Disappointing movie, though it does have some action worth taking a look at.The Gunman
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