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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   8,916 votes
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Director:
Bruce Beresford
Writers (WGA):
Stephen Katz (written by) &
John Darrouzet (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 November 2006 (Israel) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | Crime more
Tagline:
Every Killer Meets His Equal. more
Plot:
Ray Keene, a father who wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, is trying to bring Carden, a world-class assassin to justice... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
"The Contract" - Blu-ray review
 (From Movie Jungle. 26 November 2008, 1:57 AM, PST)

User Comments:
An Obstacle to the Progress more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Morgan Freeman ... Carden

John Cusack ... Ray

Jamie Anderson ... Chris
Alice Krige ... Miles

Megan Dodds ... Sandra

Corey Johnson ... Davis
Jonathan Hyde ... Turner

Bill Smitrovich ... Wainwright
Anthony Warren ... Royko

Ned Bellamy ... Evans
Thomas Lockyer ... Johnson
Gary Whelan ... Stanfield
Ian Shaw ... Michaels
Atanas Srebrev ... Rodrigues
Maynard Eziashi ... Robbins
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Sofia, Bulgaria more

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Trivia:
Bruce Beresford writes extensively about this film in his recent memoir, "Josh Hartnett Definitely Wants To Do This". The production was apparently deeply troubled and Beresford was well aware that the script didn't make sense. The producers closed the shoot down after fifty days and Beresford was forced to use his own money to complete the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Ray leaves the river without his pack, but has it later. more
Quotes:
Turner: Bobby Fischer would be proud of that move.
[just before being checkmated]
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Movie Connections:
References Gunga Din (1939) more
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25 out of 39 people found the following comment useful:-
An Obstacle to the Progress, 27 April 2007
5/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The widower teacher and baseball and basketball coach Ray Keene (John Cusack) lost his wife that died of cancer two years ago. When his teenage son Chris Keene (Jamie Anderson) is caught by the police smoking pot, Ray invites him to hike and camp in the woods to increase their bonds. Meanwhile, the mercenary assassin Frank Cordell (Morgan Freeman) is arrested by FBI after a car accident in the middle of a contract to kill an important target. While Frank is traveling on the road escorted by three FBI agents, his men try to rescue him, but his car falls into a river and is carried by the drift. Ray helps the wounded agent and the cuffed Frank to leave the river, and feels responsible to deliver Frank to justice. The former policeman and stubborn Ray does not listen to Frank's proposal to leave him alone and travel through the woods with Chris, trying to find a safe place. But the men of the Frank and an undercover agent in the team are chasing the group with different lethal intentions.

"The Contract" is a shallow and flawed thriller that has the intention of being dramatic and serious, but actually is laughable. The silly plot is full of coincidences and stupid actions taken by most of the characters. For example, in the beginning, the FBI agent leaves the car to help the truck driver on the road; the attitude of the crew of the helicopter is simply ridiculous when they land, specially the pilot; the way a suburban coach defeats trained mercenaries is shameful; and the coincidences when the bad guys shoot and miss the target are awful; the hiker Sandra loses her boyfriend and never grieves; and the corny romance of Sandra and Ray, and the incredible sentimental attitude of Frank Cordell in the end make this film a great deception. The motives why the reclusive billionaire apparently could not criticize the stem cell research program in a democratic and free country are never clarified, only tagged as "an obstacle to the progress". Is this a reason to kill and important man? My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "O Contrato" ("The Contract")

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