The Killer
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After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
What critics thought
Fincher's hitman procedural lands mostly well with critics, who admired the deadpan precision of both director and star — but divided sharply over whether a deliberately hollow protagonist is a feature or a flaw. Admirers read the minimalism as a kind of formal courage; detractors found the emptiness simply boring.
“entertainingly absurd and yet the pure conviction and deadpan focus that Fassbender and Fincher bring to this ballet of anonymous professionalism makes it very enjoyable”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“The character is boring and so is this movie, but like the supremely skilled Fincher, who can't help but make images that hold your gaze even as your mind wanders, Fassbender does keep you watching.”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime
Cast & Crew
David FincherDirector
Michael FassbenderThe Killer
Tilda SwintonThe Expert
Charles ParnellThe Lawyer - Hodges
Arliss HowardThe Client - Claybourne
Kerry O'MalleyDolores
Sophie CharlotteMagdala
Emiliano PerniaMarcus
Gabriel PolancoLeo
Sala BakerThe Brute
Endre HulesThe Target
Bernard BygottBodyguard 1
Monique GandertonThe Dominatrix
Trent ReznorComposer
Atticus RossComposer
Andrew Kevin WalkerWriter
Erik MesserschmidtCinematographyThe Killer
After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
What critics thought
Fincher's hitman procedural lands mostly well with critics, who admired the deadpan precision of both director and star — but divided sharply over whether a deliberately hollow protagonist is a feature or a flaw. Admirers read the minimalism as a kind of formal courage; detractors found the emptiness simply boring.
“entertainingly absurd and yet the pure conviction and deadpan focus that Fassbender and Fincher bring to this ballet of anonymous professionalism makes it very enjoyable”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“The character is boring and so is this movie, but like the supremely skilled Fincher, who can't help but make images that hold your gaze even as your mind wanders, Fassbender does keep you watching.”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime
Cast & Crew
David FincherDirectorMichael FassbenderThe KillerTilda SwintonThe ExpertCharles ParnellThe Lawyer - HodgesArliss HowardThe Client - ClaybourneKerry O'MalleyDoloresSophie CharlotteMagdalaEmiliano PerniaMarcusGabriel PolancoLeoSala BakerThe BruteEndre HulesThe TargetBernard BygottBodyguard 1Monique GandertonThe DominatrixTrent ReznorComposerAtticus RossComposerAndrew Kevin WalkerWriterErik MesserschmidtCinematographyStream