The Contractor (2007)

Sorry, this movie sucks

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Ex-CIA spook James Dial (Wesley Snipes) finds himself in over his head after being called back to do a job to assassinate Jahar, a terrorist, that he botched up when he attempted years prior, only to see said job blow up in his face due to circumstances out of his control. He finds himself on the run from the head of the very same organization that has hired him, as well as the British police, with the only friend in this catastrophe being a 13 year old girl who he finds at the safehouse assigned to him.Horrible direction, unsympathetic characters and a script that leaves one wanting (to put it mildly) hampers an otherwise serviceable, if dully predictable film. Think of it as "Leon" for idiots if you will, but i'd rather not think of it at all.

James Dial, a former CIA agent now living on a ranch in Montana, comes out of retirement to undertake who is given one last mission. He is to travel to London to eliminate a terrorist leader named Ali Mahmud Jahar, even though Jahar is already in police custody. Dial is able to kill Jahar, shooting him through the window of a court building from a nearby church tower, but fails to make a clean getaway and is forced to go on the run. Dial is wanted by the British police, who wrongly believe that he was responsible for the murder of a police officer named Chief Superintendent Andrew Windsor. (The Queen's second son has obviously taken up a new profession). To make matter worse, Dial is also being pursued by the CIA, who want to eliminate him to cover up the fact that they have been carrying out illegal assassinations."The Contractor" is a reasonably fast-paced and well-constructed thriller. Or it would be were it not for one detail. It never gives us any reason to care what happens to Dial, and completely glosses over the ethical implications of his actions. It never really explains why he accepts the mission to kill Jahar or why the CIA are so keen to kill a man being held prisoner by America's closest ally. The film-makers obviously see Dial as the film's hero, but it might be more accurate to see him as a villain, a paid assassin who kills for money. Killing a notorious terrorist like Jahar might be justifiable if there were no other way of bringing him to justice or preventing him from committing further atrocities, but given that he is already under arrest and about to stand trial for his crimes, killing him just seems like cold-blooded murder. Moreover, it also ensures that all his secrets go with him to the grave, ensuring that British interrogators will lose the chance to find out more about the organisation to which he belongs. This is the sort of political thriller that appears to have been made by people totally clueless about real-life politics. 4/10

This movie was not what I expected from Wesley Snipes. I started to get disappointed. But the more I watched, the more I realize that it was mis-marketed.It is not an action movie so much as a movie that has some action in it. The dialogue is sparse which means the actors really have to work that much harder. Directing wasn't that bad but the shoot-out with strobe lights was a poor idea. The longer I watched, the more I wondered if this is actually a British film rather than an American. The tone was much different.This movie deserves a better rating than people have given it. Try watching it without thinking of it as an action movie and you may like it more. It is really an excellent film.

After watching this I thought to myself, there are either too few good writers & directors or lots of producers.At any rate, this is a terrible movie. Terrible in a way that it's not fun, but rather makes you grit your teeth and quiver. Makes you shout "this is wrong" at the movie. Immersion is zero. By now most of you are probably used to the terrible errors/weirdness-es in movies that has computers hackers etc. in them. This movie is like that in every aspect. The only good thing about the movie is the little girl Emily, brilliantly played by Eliza Bennett. I hope she becomes big, and make this ..thing at least worth something.Do yourself a favor. Don't watch this. There is not even proper action in it. Total waste of time.