A convict called Cal Lynch : Michael Fassbender, is condemned to death row in Texas but he is eventually transported in an European facility in Madrid where is the headquarter of the Abstergo Company . Then Lynch, by means of a weird machine called Animus , explores the records of his ancestor Aguilar: Michael Fassbender himself , and to be aware he is an undercover descendant of a member who belongs to a mysterious sect . Lynch gets skills as a Master Assassin , facing off the eerie secret society of the Templars in Granada, where Spanish kings Ferdinand and Isabella are taking over the last Muslim fortress in Spain . Meanwhile, the obscure order of Templars quest for the magic relic : "The Apple of Eden" which bears the key to control human freedom. Welcome to the Spanish Inquisition.
Your destiny is in your blood . Enter the Animus. It's time to make history. Our survival is locked in his past. We work in the Dark, to serve the Light. We are Assassins. Nothing is True . Everything is Permitted.
A strange plot freely based on the famous game in which a condemned prisoner unlocks his genetic memories and experimenting the adventures of an ancestor in 15th Century . Concerning a dark brotherhood nicknamed "The Assassins" that protects ¨The Apple of Eden¨ against the known Templars , an opressive and powerful Knights Order. There is a historical setting as King Ferdinand of Spain and Queen Isabella are besiegeing the Granada kingdom where rules the last Muslim ruler , Boabdil . And other historic figures as Torquemada who presided Inquisition trial , being played by Javier Gutierrez, this character was even performed by Marlon Brando himself in "1492 the Discovery" (1992) by John Glen . As well as appearance by Christopher Columbus embarking on Palos de Moguer Huelva to discover America , being briefly played by Gabriel Andreu . Decent main cast and support cast delivering acceptable interpretations . Michael Fassbender gives a passable acting as the brave convict , sentenced to lethal injection , who discovers he is descended from a bizarre secret society and then he will attempt to stop the nasty Templars . Marion Cotillard is the heroine who runs a revolutionary technology at the Abstergo Company that fakes deaths and takes condemned people to practice them rare experiments . Jeremy Irons is her father called Alan Rikkin, the CEO of the technological enterprise . Secondary cast is pretty good, such as : Charlotte Rampling, Michael Kenneth Williams , Matias Varela , Essie Davies as Cal's mother , Brendan Gleeson and his son Brian Gleeson . And with plenty of Latin actors playing Spanish people as Carlos Bardem, Javier Gutierrez as Torquemada , Gabriel Andreu as Colón , Julio Jordán and Juan Pablo Shuk .And Arab actors interpreting Muslim roles : Kemaal Elis as Price Ahmed and Abdella as Sultan Muhammad.
It packs colorful and evocative cinematography by Adam Arkapaw . Although excessive use of regular Chrome and abundant 3D Computer Generator . Shot on location, mostly in Spain : Sevilla , Alhambra of Granada, Cabo Gata, desert Tabernas, Almeria, and Island of Malta, and London. As well as thrilling and moving musical score by Kurzel , director's brother . The picture was professional but regularly directed by Justin Kurzel who has made a few films as ¨The story of the Kelly Gang¨, ¨The turning¨, ¨Snowtown¨ and his greatest hit : ¨Macbeth¨ that was also played by Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, in fact during this shooting , actor/producer Fassbender convinced Justin to make ¨Assassin's Creed¨. Rating : 5.5/10. Acceptable and passable. The motion picture will appeal to Michael Fassbender , Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Irons fans.
