George Clooney stars in the indie thriller The American. Based on a novel, the story follows a weapons specialist who’s sent to a village in Italy to make a custom rife for an assassin. The writing is rather weak but Clooney’s able to punch it up a bit and delivers a nuanced performance that gives his character an air of intrigue. However, the pacing is rather poor and the plot is fairly predictable. A disappointing and problematic film, The American is a meandering character drama that doesn’t really go anywhere.
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George Clooney stars in the indie thriller The American. Based on a novel, the story follows a weapons specialist who’s sent to a village in Italy to make a custom rife for an assassin. The writing is rather weak but Clooney’s able to punch it up a bit and delivers a nuanced performance that gives his character an air of intrigue. However, the pacing is rather poor and the plot is fairly predictable. A disappointing and problematic film, The American is a meandering character drama that doesn’t really go anywhere.