Asher (2018) (original) (raw)
An aging hitman's last job goes sideways, forcing him to redeem himself.
An aging hitman's last job goes sideways, forcing him to redeem himself. (less)
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: Ron Perlman, Peter Facinelli, Richard Dreyfuss, Jacqueline Bisset, Guy Burnet, Famke Janssen
Producers: Josh Crook, Adam Folk, Ron Perlman, Joseph Siprut, Joseph Mensch
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Review by Brian Orndorf, December 6, 2018
8 / 10
The screenplay for �Asher� is credited to Jay Zaretsky, and he sets out to deliver a mournful, sobering take on the aging hitman subgenre. In many ways, the writing is similar to the 1997 classic �Grosse Pointe Blank,� but Zaretsky isn�t interested in having much fun with this story, electing to keep the concept of a killer suddenly targeted for death as serious as possible, striving for characterization, not action. �Asher� gets very dark at times, but it�s never far away from a commendable performance or intriguing study of the human experience, with director Michael Caton-Jones (�This Boy�s ...read more...
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