The Courier (2012)

A specialist carrier is hired to deliver a mysterious case to the underworld's most dangerous hitman.

Director:

Hany Abu-Assad

Writers:

Brannon Coombs, Pete Dris

Stars:

Mickey Rourke, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lili Taylor

Cast

Credited cast:
Mickey Rourke	...	Maxwell
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	The Courier
Lili Taylor	...	Mrs. Capo
Til Schweiger	...	Lispy
Miguel Ferrer	...	Mr. Capo
Mark Margolis	...	Stitch
Andrea Frankle	...	Deidre
David Jensen	...	San Fran Tana
Randal Reeder	...	Boo
Mark Kubr	...	Shadow Man
Josie Ho	...	Anna
Clyde Jones	...	Jack Straw
Caleb Michaelson	...	Young Maxwell
Annalaina Marks	...	Woman on Plank
Alec Rayme	...	Kidnapper

Storyline

A specialist carrier is hired to deliver a mysterious case to the underworld's most dangerous hitman.

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Taglines:

He Delivers

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Genres:

Crime | Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence including some torture, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 2012 (Kuwait)

Also Known As:

A futár

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films In Motion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adrien Brody was originally cast, but dropped out.

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Goofs

When the Courier wakes up in the morning, his wrist watch is near the clock alarm. In the next shot it has disappeared.

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Quotes

Mrs. Capo: Now did you know that up until the 2nd century, torture was used primarily on slaves? See, they believed that the slave could only tell the truth if it was extracted from them. But over time, torture evolved to include everybody. It became a means for the good to purge the earth of evil.
Mr. Capo: My wife's a bit of a romantic, but I'm more practical. Wouldn't you say? The way I see it, the gateway to understanding is through pain. And we are that gateway.

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Connections

Referenced in Sons of Guns: Movie Gun/Leopard Gun (2011)

User Reviews

I liked it. And it doesn't have Tom Cruise.

OK this film isn't bad.

The first reason why it's disappointing it's because - just like Black Death (2010) - it tries to "keep it real" way too much .. films need escapism, to a point, and here it almost seems that they decided to go full speed for the not-Hollywood look.

Now i'm not one to defend Hollywood, but what kills this film is that the direction is poor; it fails to capitalise on the realism, instead giving me a film that looks like an amateur production. Some of the shots are truly amateurish, and often the camera-work fails to make a scene interesting.

Having said that, The Courier isn't half bad, there are plenty things i liked in it, from the fight moves to the casting (the lead is a bit wooden, the girl fits the part OK~ish, the detective is perfect), and the whole production is pretty decent.

I also don't subscribe to the whole "it's full of cliché'" thing; if anything, it tries to avoid clichés in a film genre where everything has already been done.

All in all, i can say that it's an interesting film to watch, even though i get the feeling the director has a background in TV - seriously, you (whomever you are) truly murdered what could have been an interesting flick.

So, after all considerations, i give The Courier a decent 6/10 - better than MI3, and no Tom Cruise.