Contract Killers (2008)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Justin Rhodes

Writers:

Ric Moxley (original screenplay)
Justin Rhodes (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Trust is such a fragile thing.

Plot:

A CIA assassin attempts to break out of the contract killing business to try to lead a normal life.

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Frida Show	...	Jane (as Frida Farrell)
Nick Mancuso	...	Witkoff
Rhett Giles	...	Pernell
Christian Willis	...	Lars
G. Anthony Joseph	...	Monoven
Steve Boergadine	...	Winston Scott
Wolf Muser	...	Targonsky
Lee Sherman	...	Alex
Paul Cram	...	Chuck Dittmer
Justin Smith	...	Rick
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Bermejo	...	Banker
Julia Denton	...	Lindsay (as Julia Denton Francis)
Scott duPont	...	SWAT Team
Jamie Marie Roebuck Joseph	...	Restaurant patron
Elizabeth Judith	...	Waitress
Jillian Kinsman	...	Aide 1
Chase Link	...	FBI Agent
Russell D. Mercier	...	Swat Officer
Randy Molnar	...	White Hat CEO
Randy Robinson	...	SWAT Team Leader
Marc Shapins	...	FBI Agent
Kim R. Smith	...	FBI Agent
Leander Suleiman	...	Petrona
Valensky Sylvain	...	Aide 2
Brewier Welch	...	Subordinate FBI Agent
Jeremy Wood	...	David

Also Known As:

Branded (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language.

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Orlando, Florida, USA

Company:

Dirty Martini Productions

What was he thinking?

When I saw this movie, I thought to myself 'wow, this movie sucked. Why don't I write a review to let people know not to see it?'. And so I am. The beginning of the movie sets the mood for the rest of the movie: confusing. That's basically the only word I can use to describe it. I'm not going to write any spoilers, so I'll keep it simple. This action/conspiracy (or whatever you want to call it) movie is a combination of scenes having little to do with each other. Justin Rhodes adds some implausible romance to the movie to make it more enjoyable, but fails miserably. Maybe it'd be more pragmatic if it was between lovers, but I was thrown off by the lunacy of a captor-captive relationship. This, coupled with other blatant impossibilities, produced a movie that was unbearable. I really hope you choose something else for your one and a half hour movie time slot. Try Stand By Me, although it's in a different genre.