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The Contract (2006) 5.7
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 » Director:Bruce Beresford |
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Cast
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Major Frank Carden
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| Jamie Anderson | ... |
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
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Anthony Warren | ... |
Royko
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Thomas Lockyer | ... |
Johnson
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Evans
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Agent Stanfield
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Michaels
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Atanas Srebrev | ... |
Rodrigues
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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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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 April 2007 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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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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Distributed as a straight-to-DVD release in the US and most other markets. See more »Goofs
When Ray is showing Sandra how to use the pistol, he says that "this gun has no safety... just pull the trigger." This model revolver does have a slide safety located just in front of the grip on the left side. See more »Soundtracks
"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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I am a huge fan of both Morgan Freeman and John Cussack, so when I saw this rental at Hollywood Video, I didn't hesitate, it seemed like a very good idea of the two of them being together in the film. However, I was disappointed when I brought it home and looked up the rating on IMDb to see an average rating. But knowing I had to get my money's worth, I watched it this evening, now I didn't think it was a bad movie, but it was pretty average for what I was expecting from these extremely talented actors. The plot had extreme potential, but some things were not explained well enough, like the characters just had no depth. The script just needed some more work.
After Ray's son gets into trouble, he wants to do a little bonding with him, so he takes him camping. But things get a little interesting when he and his son try to save two people from the river who have washed ashore, one of them is a police officer who is fatally wounded and the other man, Cander, is a hit man who is wanted by the F.B.I. and is also being followed by his fellow assassins. Ray and his son take Cander and try to take him to the police, but it's hard when the assassins are after all of them and won't stop until they get what they want.
A hit-man with a heart of gold, not that original, not that believable, not to mention how some of the plot seemed a bit mediocre and confusing at times. Now, Morgan and John did a good job with what they had, they made the film watchable. They really did have good chemistry so I do hope they do a film together soon, just before they do that, they read the script first. So The Contract is a film I would say is watchable, just like I said, it's a bit average for what you would expect, but just judge for yourself.
6/10