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[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Fresh off the series finale of Teen Wolf, Dylan O'Brien continues to prove that he's got some genuine acting chops — but even paired alongside Academy Award nominee Michael Keaton, they can't save American Assassin from being an uncompelling and ambivalent bore. After the pre-release studio buzz of Assassin possibly being on the level of John[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] American Assassin doesn't bring anything new to the genre of spy thrillers, aside from Michael Keaton clearly having a ball whenever he's on screen. Director: Michael Cuesta Summary: A story centered on counterterrorism agent Mitch Rapp, a CIA black ops recruit under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. When you're diving into a genre where[...]

There might not be much about American Assassin that looks to set it apart from any other movie about a guy fighting terrorists who fridged killed his girlfriend — but Dylan O'Brien has accumulated a rather large fanbase thanks to Teen Wolf, so here we are. The cast also features Michael Keaton, Taylor Kitsch, Scott Adkins, and Shiva[...]

Gotta admit I knew nothing about American Assassin before 30 minutes ago My far-more-knowledgeable film critic colleague Kaitlyn Booth has not yet returned from making the Kessel Run, and it's been a pretty damn slow post-holiday week so far, I thought I'd take a look. But the trailer lays out an origin story with which I'm very familiar[...]