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Mood:
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- AssassinationBetrayalHitmanDeadlyLone WolvesProstituteIntrigueMind Game more...
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- ThrillerIndependent
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- Contemporary21st Century
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- EuropeItalyCountrysideSmall Town
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- Based on Book
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The American, 2010
English, Italian
USA
Profile of The American
The mood of The American is gloomy, stylized, and tense. The plot centers around an assassination, betrayal, and deadly occurences. It is an independent and thriller movie. In approach, The American is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. It takes place, at least partly, in the countryside and in a small town. The American is set in Italy. It happens in contemporary times. It is based on a book. Note that The American includes nudity, sexual content, and violent content.
Summary of The American
Based on the Rowan Joffe-scripted adaptation of the Martin Booth novel A Very Private Gentleman, Jack (George Clooney) is an artful assassin with a lengthy track record, constantly on the move and always watching his back. When an assignment goes wrong and a lover ends up dead, he vows that the next job will be his last. This final obligation takes him to a picturesque town nestled amongst lush Italian hills, its historical piazzas bursting with life. But to Jack, every location is a trap and every person a potential threat. Still, he surprises himself, enjoying confessional conversations over Armagnac with an insightful priest and slipping into an affair with a local beauty. But by letting his guard down, Jack may be tempting fate. A dangerous shadow-dweller shows every sign of closing in, and the mysterious woman who has hired him may not be all that she seems. As an increasingly wary Jack contemplates life, love and death in Italy, the film escalates into a climactic showdown through the cobbled maze of age-old alleyways. This sexy, suspenseful and intricate story blends intrigue and passionate romance within a searing morality tale to finally reveal the heart of this deeply private man.
Details
| Language: | English, Italian |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 1 September 2010 |
| Runtime: | 105 min |
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as Jack
as Mathilde
as Larry
as Father Benedetto
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Users Reviews
- 28.October.2010
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- by: barak gilon
- barak gilon rated this movie5/10So-so
- 12.September.2010
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- by: beav
- beav rated this movie
1/10Awful
