Assassin's Bullet Explained

Assassin's Bullet
Director:Isaac Florentine
Producer:David E. Ornston
Story:Elika Portnoy
Music:Simon Stevens
Cinematography:Ross W. Clarkson
Editing:Irit Raz
Studio:Mutressa Movies
Sofia Productions
Distributor:ARC Entertainment
Runtime:89 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Assassin's Bullet (also known as Sofia[1]) is a 2012 American action drama thriller film directed by Isaac Florentine and starring Christian Slater, Donald Sutherland and Elika Portnoy, who is also credited for the story. The film was released directed to video.[2] [3] [4]

Premise

When a vigilante decides to murder one by one the most wanted terrorists in the world, the FBI decides to send an agent to discover the identity of this person.

Cast

Reception

The film received negative reviews and has a 7% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 2.3/10.[5]

Alison Willmore of The A.V. Club called the film an "amusingly awful thriller"[6] and Drew Taylor of IndieWire called it "a bad movie with incredibly clumsy narrative mechanics."[7]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "The action sequences are strictly pro forma and -- despite the sleek killer’s resemblance to the similarly lethal heroine of La Femme Nikita -- this dull effort lacks the excitement generated by any of its incarnations."[8]

Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sofia. 11 March 2022. blu-ray.com.
  2. News: Catsoulis. Jeanette. She's a Vigilante, and a Belly Dancer. 2 August 2012. The New York Times. 15 September 2016.
  3. News: Abele. Robert. Review: 'Assassin's Bullet' is way off target. 3 August 2012. Los Angeles Times. 15 September 2016.
  4. News: Bowles. Scott. 'Assassin's Bullet': Easy to dodge. 3 August 2012. USA Today. 15 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Assassin's Bullet. 27 December 2018. Rotten Tomatoes.
  6. News: Willmore. Alison. Assassin's Bullet. 2 August 2012. The A.V. Club. 15 September 2016.
  7. News: Taylor. Drew. Review: 'Assassin's Bullet' Is A Spectacularly Inept Action Movie. 2 August 2012. IndieWire. 15 September 2016.
  8. Web site: Scheck. Frank. Assassin's Bullet: Film Review. 2 August 2012. The Hollywood Reporter. 15 September 2016.
  9. Schwarzbaum. Lisa. Assassin's Bullet. 6 August 2012. Entertainment Weekly. 15 September 2016.