Film Review - Assassin
March 29, 2023
“Assassin” is a forgettable picture, but it does offer something that will likely keep it memorable for some viewers. The feature represents likely the last screen performance from iconic actor Bruce Willis, who’s currently battling frontotemporal dementia, forcing him to pull out of the public eye and deal with his health challenges. There’s certainly been no shortage of Willis movies over the last decade, with the star on a tear to collect paychecks in mostly terrible endeavors, allowing viewers to track his physical decline with increasingly stiff screen movement. There’s a book to be written about the situation involving Willis and his handlers, but “Assassin” represents the end of this era, with the actor once again looking unwell in a body-switching thriller that’s light on filmmaking invention and heavy with dullness, with the central idea better suited for an episode of television. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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