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The Contract

2006

Bruce Beresford

John Cusack, Morgan Freeman, Jamie Anderson, Alice Krige ...

4.7

6,162

Thriller 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. All the while, he must protect his son and evade the assassin's team who are methodically hunting them down in the wilderness.

	Author	Review
United States	Joe Leydon Variety	"A formulaic thriller that never taxes the talents of toplined Morgan Freeman and John Cusack"	NEG
Australia	Louise Keller Urbancinefile	"[It] looks great, but not one of the many story strands is convincing"	NEU
United States	David Nusair Reel Film	"A sporadically intriguing yet thoroughly mediocre thriller that never quite manages to shed its straight-to-video status (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	John Ferguson Radio Times	"Despite the quality cast, this is a depressingly ordinary action caper (...) Bruce Beresford's brisk and economical direction is a plus (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Canada	Allan Tong Exclaim!	"Freeman and Cusack are outstanding actors but are miscast in this action/thriller. Really, it's director Bruce Beresford who is out of his depth"	NEG
United States	IGN	"Excessive contrivances and bad lighting aside, 'The Contract' is mildly entertaining, and the film's actors and impressive cinematography make it easily watchable."	NEU

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