The American (2010)

The American (R) - Review

"American't entertain"

Ironically Euro-styled thriller The American stars George Clooney, a Government Spook assassin who is tired of his assignment and life style.  Dispatched to a remote Italian village to await his final orders, Clooney begins to fall for a couple of femme fatales as he efficiently goes about his bloody business.  Tense, slow and unrefined, there really isn't much to recommend beyond the performances (and even those don't stand out).  The movie is more about showing rather than saying, but it really doesn't end up showing very much.  What the filmmakers are implying about America?  That's up for interpretation.

5.5 Silencers out of 10 (MEDIOCRE)