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Ray Keene (John Cusack), a father who wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his son (Jamie Anderson), is trying to bring Carden (Morgan Freeman), a world-class assassin to justice. All the... See full summary »

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Major Frank Carden
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Chris Keene
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Agent Gwen Miles
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Sandra
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Davis
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Turner
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Police Chief Ed Wainwright
Anthony Warren ...
Royko
Thomas Lockyer ...
Johnson
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Evans
Gary Whelan ...
Agent Stanfield
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Michaels
Atanas Srebrev ...
Rodrigues
Maynard Eziashi ...
Agent Chuck Robbins
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Ray Keene (John Cusack), a father who wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his son (Jamie Anderson), is trying to bring Carden (Morgan Freeman), a world-class assassin to justice. All the while, he must protect his son and evade the assassin's team who are methodically hunting them down in the wilderness. Written by Anonymous

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Rated R for violence | See all certifications »

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5 April 2007 (Germany)  »

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El contrato  »

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$25,000,000 (estimated)
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The nude figure climbing out of the river is not Megan Dodds. A body double was used. See more »

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At the barbecue, a DJ announces the radio station's call-sign as "WKGV." This is geographically incorrect. In Washington State, and most of the U.S. states west of the Mississippi River, radio station call-signs begin with the letter K. See more »

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Frank: I'll be coming for you. Depend on it.
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References Gunga Din (1939) See more »

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"You Thought"
Written by Frank Sorci and Jessica Tomich
Performed by Red Letter
Published by Sorci Music Publishing (BMI) / Three Degrees Music (BMI)
Courtesy of North Star Media
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Not enough suspense
24 March 2007 | by (Hong Kong) – See all my reviews

This film is about the chase between cops, assassin's associates, assassin and an ex-cop.

The plot is very simple. Run, run and run. Apart from the constant displacement, there is really not much more to the film. As a result, there is no room to develop the characters. The dialog is weak. The only line that had some depth was when Chris exclaimed that he never thought his father listened to him.

The suspense looks too artificial. Why must they climb down the cliff in pouring rain? Is there really no alternative route? The editing was not tight enough to allow the suspense to sustain. Female nudity is put into the film in such a way that seems totally out of place and unnecessary.

In the end, Morgan Freeman's and John Cusack's characters developed respect and sympathy for each other. This could have been portrayed in more detail.

The only redeeming feature is the beautiful scenery. The valleys and waterfalls are breathtaking.


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