Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Directed by Tarik Saleh
Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee
Screenplay by J.P. Davis
Starring: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, J. D. Pardo, Florian Munteanu & Kiefer Sutherland.
Edited by Theis Schmidt
Music by Alex Belcher
Cinematography: Pierre Aïm
Production Companies: Thunder Road Films, 30West
Distributed by Paramount Pictures (United States), STXfilms (International)
The plot: Involuntarily discharged from the Army, a special forces sergeant lands a contract with a private underground military force. When his very first assignment goes awry, the elite soldier finds himself hunted and on the run, caught in a dangerous conspiracy and fighting to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.
I was looking forward to this film.
The Contractor Movie was fine.
Pros: I give credit for how gritty and real the film got when it comes to the camera work. Chris Pine was convincing as a leading man and you can really believe in the character. The action does gets bloody into the final act of the film.
Cons: It took me a few days to finish watching, I kept stopping and starting, because I was watching other things. There were not that much of clear-cut villains in this movie. I lost interest with what’s going with main plot in the film. Most of what’s happening in the story does get predictable.
Cast & Characters:
- Chris Pine as James Harper
- Ben Foster as Mike Hawkins
- Gillian Jacobs as Brianne Harper
- Eddie Marsan as Virgil
- J. D. Pardo as Eric
- Kiefer Sutherland as Rusty Jennings
- Florian Munteanu as Kauffman
- Nina Hoss as Katia
- Amira Casar as Sylvie
- Fares Fares as Salim
I would skip this movie.
Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe.