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"The American"
There is very little George Clooney has, or ever will do, wrong... well aside from that terrible The Peacemaker movie. What was he thinking?
But in the modern era, Clooney churns out classics like they were Big Macs - and The American is bound to be no different.
Academy Award winner George Clooney stars in the title role of this
suspense thriller, filmed on location in Italy. Alone among assassins,
Jack (played by George Clooney) is a master craftsman.
When a
job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad,
he vows to his contact that his next assignment will be his last. Jack
reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town
and relishes being away from death for a spell.
The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde (Thekla Reuten of In Bruges),
is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack
seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto (Italian
stage and screen veteran Paolo Bonacelli) and pursues romance with
local woman Clara (Italian leading lady Violante Placido).
But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.
Tense and impressive - what else could we expect from the most powerful man in Hollywood?
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