Killshot

There is one reason I was able to make it through this whole film without just getting up and turning it off. That was the dynamic between Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Mickey Rourke. Levitt was awesome, he played the character they way he was meant to be played. Neither Diane Lane of Thomas Jane did anything to really impress me. Not a bad storyline, one that has been done numerous times, but this one jumped out at me because Joseph Gordon-Levitt is so good at what he does.

Sad to see such an incredible cast offer up so many uninspired performances in this serviceable but cliche-ridden thriller. Rourke is just ok, but the real reason to see this is Joseph Gordon-Levitt's jittery take on motormouth killer Richie Nix. He steals every scene he's in.

Both Rourke and Joseph Gordon-Levitt offer fantastic performances that absolutely make this movie. Honestly if it wasn't for them this would be a completely generic thriller. The two protagonists of the film, however, a far more lackluster. While I think Thomas Jane and Diane Lane are both fine actors their roles simply pale in comparison to the two hitmen. As such, every scene that focuses on them feels relatively drab. Killshot is a decent thriller though, just not great.

Thomas Jane is one of the most likable terrible actors I can think of. I feel like if he just caught one big break, in the form of the right director coupled with the right movie, he could be as beloved as Sean Flanery. Wait, who?

'Killshot' is consistently interesting and also consistently messy. It has a top-notch cast and a respected director at the helm, but the troubled production doesn't allow for a clear vision. The film doesn't know whether to follow the protagonists or the villains. The performances are decent, although Gordon-Levitt veers a bit over the top. By its finish, the movie is merely okay, better than expected, but not as good as it could be--it feels exactly like a made-for-cable thriller.

The acting is good throughout the movie, at least from the main four characters. Unfortunately towards the end they start to focus a little too much on the Lane/Jane's storyline instead of the more interesting storyline with Gordon-Leviitt/Rourke. This film probably won't knock your socks off, but it's a decent story that's not a terrible way to spend 90 minutes.

Starts off as a decent thriller but falls apart as the storylines begin to merge. Gordon-Levitt is terrible, Rourke is OK, but to my surprise the best performances come from Lane and Jane. The several cuts and re-shoots show.

rourke got back lots of his coolness over the last 7 years, the movie itself was okay, nothing special though

Decent mixture of romantic drama and crime story. The later part managed to keep me interested.

It might have been actually a good movie if they hadn't lost all the plausibility of the story in the mid-way. A bit of this (indian lore) a bit of that (a couple with mid-life crisis), it is basically a marital problems movie with some hitmen in it. Gordon-Levitt excels in his trigger-happy, maddeningly annoying Richie character and Rourke is a natural born hitman anyway. So it is not a total failure, just not very good.

Seems like they couldn't really decide if the movie should focus on the good guys or on the bad guys. I just wish they had shown more of Rourke and Gordon-Levitt instead of the boring married couple.

Rourke and Gordon-Lewitt deliver great performances to an original story but the good guys aren't quite as good. Madden's directing also falls apart a bit halfway through.

It could be a great thriller but something is amiss. It lacks feeling (guts).

Has a talented cast and the action is decent enough so it doesn't entirely miss the target, however this "Killlshot" is more like a flesh wound.

52.000

Rourke and Gordon-Levitt deliver excellent performances as psychopaths going about their business. Killshot's only shortcoming is a lack of connection with the victims, making the film one dimensional even with two story lines.

A slow story that builds very poorly. If you want to see a mystery for motivations this is the film to watch, but who really wants to wait till the end of the film to realize that everything he did that was stupid was actually smart?

This is a film you should only watch if you want to pass the time and watch a run of the mill thriller. Rourke is ok, but Joseph Gordon Levitt is just not very good here. He plays a dumb sadistic hillbilly who's a two-bit thief, and the character is written as such. It's absolutely nothing new, and even though it's definitely different from the roles he usually chooses, he just doesn't pull it off. The lines come off as really cliche from him, and he doesn't use his talent at all. Mediocre.

Boring, bad acting, but the beginning was ok.

I thought it was decent after it had finished. But reading up on what this could have been just makes this incredibly disappointing in comparison...

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Rourke is in good form with a decent supporting cast in this straightforward, nothing extraordinary thriller. decent movie, good 90 min.

Great film: strong character, good motivations, interesting situations, fitting wrap-up. My only complaint wasn't it didn't establish a clear conflict until about half-way through the film.

90 minutes is just about right for this mediocre thriller. While the storyline has been done many times before, it is Rourke and JGL that keep it interesting. JGL is over the top, but still fun to watch.