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Lessons for an Assassin (2001)
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Criminal Gavin Matthews finds himself an unwilling recruit, who's identity and past has been erased... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Nonsensical but amusing low-budget action film moreCast
(Credited cast) | Shannon Lee | ... | Fiona Leclaire |
 | Robert Vitelli | ... | Gavin Mathews |
 | Michael Dorn | ... | Quinn |
 | Nicholas Guest | ... | Col. Taylor |
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| Otis Bell | ... | Manning |
 | John Billingsley | ... | Mr. Jensen |
 | Dan Frischman | ... | Dr. Legoy |
 | Vince Lozano | ... | Fishman |
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From the opening shootout (that has four different parties shooting at each other, totally confusing the viewer) to the final scene with a psychiatrist, very little about "Lessons For An Assassin" makes sense. Obviously the basic plot is a blatant "La Femme Nikita" ripoff with a gender switch, but the budget is so low it constricts about 80% of the action to a single (underfurnished) building where the "training" takes place. Now this training does help to provide the movie with a few amusing moments, most of them intentional (I presume), especially in the way the ineptness of the main character before his "transformation" is totally exaggerated. Newcomer Robert Vitelli has got some moves and Michael Dorn adds a touch of professionalism, but the main reason I was interested in this movie is, of course, the presence of Shannon Lee, who plays one of Vitelli's "teachers". Shannon looks gorgeous, speaks sensually, and has a number of pleasurable fight scenes. If you can overlook the nonsensical script and the very low budget, "Lessons For An Assassin" does have a few minor goodies to offer. (**1/2)