The Assignment

  • 1997


MOVIE IS intelligent compelling technical interesting competent
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Positive Reviews 6
Negative reviews 4
Average Rating 3.0/5
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2.0
Its a very silly movie, packed with nudity, questionably realistic medical science, and overwritten supervillain dialogue. Av Club
3.0
Everyone does his job well enough in this competent spy thriller (directed by Screamers Christian Duguay), and the story moves along at an enjoyable c .. EW
4.4
Instead of an action orgy, it has more than enough story to see it through to the end and keep us absorbed the whole way. Rogerebert
3.8
This is a film of real finesse, style and intelligence, an espionage thriller of the old school, with some modern technical embellishments. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
But in The Assignment, the screenwriters treat this idea like everything else in the picture.Its tossed in but not dramatized, just another ball for t .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.5
Critique: Great premise is executed with enough style and thrills to keep the piece interesting throughout its close to two hour runtime. JoBlo
2.0
Even though the pic is far from a great film, it nevertheless makes for compelling coverage of a fascinating subject. Sover
2.0
Solid acting and an intelligent, hard boiled script keep this film well above the level of the average spy thriller. Lariat
2.5
The plot raises the keenly important question of whether professionals who fight evil may be corrupted by the ruthless means they employ; but the movi .. Cs Monitor
2.5
Throughout the years, Carlos eludes capture and delivers an unprecedented reign of terror. Film Journal International ..
4.5
An intelligent, imaginative bit a fiction about suggesting one way the killer may have been captured. Internet Reviews
3.0
The assignment, should you choose to accept it, does pay off in potent thrills. E Online



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