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True Memoirs of an International Assassin
After a publisher changes a writer's debut novel about a deadly assassin from fiction to nonfiction, the author finds himself thrust into the world of his lead character, and must take on the role of his character for his own survival.
Release : | 2016 |
Rating : | 5.9 |
Studio : | Broken Road Productions, PalmStar Media, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Art Direction, |
Cast : | Kevin James Kim Coates Maurice Compte Zulay Henao Andrew Howard |
Genre : | Action Comedy |
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One of my all time favorites.
Good start, but then it gets ruined
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
I enjoyed the entire movie. It has nice pacing, the humor is well done, the story is engaging and when you knock of off any thought of academy awards, this is well worth watching. I am sort of hoping they can fashion a sequel. I enjoy light comedy. I enjoy high drama. I enjoy art films. I enjoy them for what they are. This is action and light comedy. Once you understand that, this is fun.
I mean seriously, you have films like Bond, MI and Borne and while all those bring training and other stuff to the table, at the end of the day for us moviegoers it's all about entertainment, at least IMO...Nothing against those more serious movie types but at times the seriousness of them and the probability of something bad happening at any time is high, thus the belivability starts to decline, again at least IMO.A movie like this works for me, it's plucky, humorous, doesn't take itself serious yet delivers on action and to some degree certain moments of suspense.Is this a movie I'm going to remember 10 years down the road? No... But it was a worthwhile watch for the hear and now
Adam Sandler is certainly not known for having the most competent comedies under his belt, and his previous two entries into the realm of Netflix including last year's 'Ridiculous 6' and 'The Do-Over' earlier this year have virtually no justice for his career. His frequent collaborator Kevin James has set quite a low bar over the years as well, with last year's 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2' marking his all-time low in Hollywood ladder. Similarly to Sandler, James gets a chance at step into the Netflix department with his action comedy starring James in yet another comical action hero; only this time he's not playing a cop. Instead, he given a chance to step in the role as amateur assassin fighting his way through a dangerous world of explosions, gunfire, and surprisingly a few good laughs to hit the funny bone. Directed by Jeff Wadlow the man behind the moderately successful 'Kick Ass 2', Kevin James plays Sam Larson, a writer of action novel that tells the story of an international assassin. His novel is proved to be successful when it is published by Kylie Applebaum (played by Kelen Colemon) and quickly becomes a best-seller. But Larson finds himself in hot water when the publishers switches the book from fiction to non-fiction deceiving Venezuelan terrorist El Toro (played by Andy Garcia) into believing he is an actual assassin, and is unexpectedly kidnapped by Toro and his henchman. Before he knows, Larson along with hot-shot DEA agent Rosa (played by Zulay Henao) find themselves in a violent assassination plot.It is hard to imagine how Kevin James make quite a charm from a movie following a deeply absurd premise, especially when he steps in the shoes of an action hero. Upon watching this however, it is quite surprising to see the effort he brings in taking on a role much different than his usual buffoonish typecasting. While he may not provide enough laughs to make this a memorable (or even satisfying) for him, it certainly shows a step forward from his sorely incompetent efforts he's delivered in the past several years. The question is does he properly suite the role of an international assassin sporting a firearm, of course not. But if you are able to buy into his absurdly cartoonish role and Jeff Wadlow's awkward execution of the plot, you are granted with the perk of some surprisingly funny one-liners and somewhat convincing chemistry with co-star Zulay Henao with oddly steals the show as the gun-totting sexy chick more often than Kevin James. The funny parts arrive rather infrequently and do little to make up for how abundantly silly the plot pursues, even when the action sequences are a little fun. The rest of the co-stars including Rob Riggle, Michael Cleveland, and Maurice Compte sadly fall victim to charmless roles with nothing to deliver but a flow of hit-and-miss one-liners that provide more snoozes than laughs. Andy Garcia may offer a chuckle or two as the bone-headed terrorist, but its far from enough to make him a pinnacle of laughter.True Memoirs of an International Assassin never quite rises above the level of a disposable action comedy, but compared to the previous efforts by Kevin James, it's surprisingly passable. One of the biggest compliments I could award with this film is that shows James in a funny action hero that is far better than what he showed us in the disastrous 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2'.
OK I am a loyal Kevin James fan and expected to get a good laugh and good time from this movie and that is exactly what I got I smiled I laughed and had a very good time here Kevin has now proved to us that he can make anything good even a Netflix movie, those aren't usually the best ya know but this however was a very pleasant surprise for me and my family who watched it with me very little swearing or other obejectable content just a good funny and fun family movie wish there were more like it in the world to just enjoy together as a family and laugh together for once in our lifetime of living keep it up Mr James we want more than just the one make another one of them just like this