Release Date: September 1, 2010 Director: Anton Corbijn Producer: Anne Carey, George Clooney, Grant Heslov Studio: Alliance Films Starring: George Clooney, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli, Violante Placido Genre: Thriller Running Time: 105 minutes
Thursday, September 23, 2010 3:28:43 PM | (Age Not Specified)
Awful! This is the first film that I have seen in a l o n g time where I contemplated leaving half way! Poor storyline, lacking in suspense, action, emotion... the list goes on! A shame because Clooney remains as hot as ever!
Monday, September 20, 2010 7:33:34 PM | (Age Not Specified)
Although deliberate in pace,Control director Anton Corbijn's film is compelling and intriguing.George Clooney(as"Jack")provides a subtle minimalist performance.There are lovely ladies(Thekla Reuten,Violante Placido)) and the beauty of the Italian countryside with its picturesque villages almost beckon me to fly there now.Clooney as "the hitman in winter" finds himself at a crossroads while searching for redemption.This reminds me of another great existentialist movie:The Passenger(1975) with Jack Nicholson. The American unfolds gracefully in such a way that we get to know the Jack character in considerable depth including his expertise as an arms builder and his fondness for exotic butterfli