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Hour of the Assassin (1987)
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Matt Leipzig (writer)
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23 January 1987 (USA)
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Fiero is hired to assassinate the newly-elected civilian president of San Pedro. His employers are a group of generals...
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Erik Estrada | ... | Martin Fierro |
 | Robert Vaughn | ... | Sam Merrick |
 | Alfredo Álvarez Calderón | ... | Ortiz |
| Orlando Sacha | ... | Folco |
| Reynaldo Arenas | ... | Paladoro |
| Lourdes Berninzon | ... | Adriana |
| Ramón García | ... | Navarro |
| Oswaldo Fernández | ... | Casals |
| Ramón García Ribeyro | ... | Andujar |
| Gustavo MacLennan | ... | Doc |
| Alberto Montalva | ... | Costa |
| Francisco Giraldo | ... | Roberto Villaverde |
| Estela Paredes | ... | Paladoro's Wife |
| Javier Solís | ... | Marcelo |
| Franjo Antich | ... | Tough Kid Motorbike |
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Brazil:96 min
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References The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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This movie is horribly written, horribly directed, and the action sequences, are, well...horrible. The storyline is too simplistic, and the very first actions sequence...the car chase, is the worst I've seen. I often found myself wondering where the action is, as its editing could have used a lot of work to smoothly take the viewer along for the ride, instead of switching back and forth to different angles. Its so choppy each little shot could have stood by itself. The lead character, the assassin, is supposed to be a ex-green beret, and shows no evidence of that. No cool special moves or any special skill. Any bum could have been that character, and done a better job of it too. Also, it hints at a sex scene which isn't shown, all you see is a flash of breasts as she's changing. What the hell was that for? This movie is just so disconnected and pining for action sequences it's an embarrassment to the genre. Before this I thought Johnny Mneumonic and Shanghai Killer (one of Chow Yun-Fat's early movies) were the worst action movies I'd seen. It has now reached a new low. I'd only take this tape out again to erase it. Not worth the rental, not worth the view. Should have stayed one hour, like the title says. Better yet, should have not been made at all.