The Contract (2006/I)

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Katz (written by) &
John Darrouzet (written by)

Release Date:

23 noviembre 2006 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Crime

Frase comercial:

Every Killer Meets His Equal.

Plot:

Ray Keene, a father who wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, is trying to bring Carden, a world-class assassin to justice...

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Relationship | Camping | Hitman | Boy | Female Nudity

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Not enough suspense

Cast

Morgan Freeman	...	Carden
John Cusack	...	Ray
Jamie Anderson	...	Chris
Alice Krige	...	Miles
Megan Dodds	...	Sandra
Corey Johnson	...	Davis
Jonathan Hyde	...	Turner
Bill Smitrovich	...	Wainwright
Anthony Warren	...	Royko
Ned Bellamy	...	Evans
Thomas Lockyer	...	Johnson
Gary Whelan	...	Stanfield
Ian Shaw	...	Michaels
Atanas Srebrev	...	Rodrigues
Maynard Eziashi	...	Robbins

También conocida como:

Contrato, El (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Duración:

96 min

País:

Germany | USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:16 | USA:R (certificate #41683) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Contract Productions

Trivialidades:

The nude figure climbing out of the river is not Megan Dodds. A body double was used.

Goofs:

Factual errors: A radio announcement that is established in the scene to be broadcast in Washington state identifies the station call letters as "WKGB". Notwithstanding the fact that there is a real station with those call letters in New York State (a few thousand miles away) there are no call letters starting with W in Washington state, or anywhere in the western United States.

Quotes:

Frank: I'll be coming for you. Depend on it.

Movie Connections:

References Gunga Din (1939)

Soundtrack:

You Thought

Not enough suspense

This film is about the chase between cops, assassin's associates, assassin and an ex-cop.

The plot is very simple. Run, run and run. Apart from the constant displacement, there is really not much more to the film. As a result, there is no room to develop the characters. The dialog is weak. The only line that had some depth was when Chris exclaimed that he never thought his father listened to him.

The suspense looks too artificial. Why must they climb down the cliff in pouring rain? Is there really no alternative route? The editing was not tight enough to allow the suspense to sustain. Female nudity is put into the film in such a way that seems totally out of place and unnecessary.

In the end, Morgan Freeman's and John Cusack's characters developed respect and sympathy for each other. This could have been portrayed in more detail.

The only redeeming feature is the beautiful scenery. The valleys and waterfalls are breathtaking.