American Assassin [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Cuesta Michael Cuesta

Overview

A young CIA recruit named Mitch Rapp (Dylan O'Brien) trains to become a black-ops counterterrorism agent under the tutelage of Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton), a fearsome warrior and legend within the agency. While Hurley advises never to make the mission personal, Rapp remains haunted by the death of his fianc?e in a terrorist attack. Eventually, the two men must work together to stop a rogue operative from sowing chaos in the Middle East. Directed by Michael Cuesta, American Assassin is based on the novel of the same name by Vince Flynn.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/05/2017
UPC:	0031398274858
Original Release:	2017
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:52:00
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	10,370

Special Features

English SDH; Target Acquired: Creating an American Assassin; Finding Mitch Rapp: Dylan O¿Brien; Transfer of Power: Hurley and Ghost; Weaponized: Training and Stunts; In the Field: Locations; Alamo Drafthouse Q&A

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael Keaton	Stan Hurley
Taylor Kitsch	'Ghost'
Shiva Negar	Annika
Sanaa Lathan	Irene Kennedy
David Suchet	Director Stansfield
Navid Negahban	Minister Behurz
Joseph Long	General Rostami
Charlotte Vega	Katrina
Andrew Pleavin	Admiral Bristow
Joost Janssen	American Operator
Adam Collins	American Operator #2, Mansur Compound
Christopher Bomford	Bartender
Stephen Shafer	Blackhawk Pilot
Vladimir Fridman	Borys Bartosh
Adam Robertson	Damage Control Officer
Josh Danford	CIA Officer #3
JF Davis	CIA Officer Giving Nuke Intel,CIA Officer Giving Nuke Intel
Bentley Kalu	Delta One Lead
Sydney White	Emily, Rome Safe House
Shani Erez	Female Mossad Agent
Trevor White	Dr. Frain
Martina Brusco	Hotel Concierge
Sharif Dorani	Iranian Nuclear Physicist
Alaa Safi	Javeed
Tolga Safer	Kamil, Sharif's Assistant
Bruno Bilotta	Keys
Buster Reeves	Martial Arts Instructor
Simon Connolly	NSA Techie
Michael Wildman	Orion Instructor
Alexis Barron	Pregnant Woman
Roberto Sgarbi	Stolen Car Owner
Aso Sherabayani	Turkish MP
Nej Adamson	Turkish Operative
Ronan Summers	USS Eisenhower Captain
Matt Rippy	USS Flynn Captain
Gjevat Kelmendi	Vladik
Damian Dudkiewicz	Warsaw Cop
Jake Mann	Ben (uncredited)
Jorge Leon Martinez	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Kamil Lemieszewski	Waiter (uncredited)
Kola Bokinni	Destroyer Boson (uncredited)
Garreth Hadfield	Boat Terrorist (uncredited)
Alexander Winters	Tourist Victim (uncredited)
Mohammad Bakri	Ashani
Dylan O'Brien	Actor

Technical Credits

Edward Zwick

Marshall Herskovitz

Stephen Schiff

Michael Finch

Michael Cuesta	Director
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura	Producer
Aidan Elliott	Producer
Daniel M. Stillman	Executive Producer
Edward Zwick	Screenwriter
Marshall Herskovitz	Screenwriter
Stephen Schiff	Screenwriter
Michael Finch	Screenwriter
Elaine Grainger	Casting
Marco Fiumara	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

Is Mitch Rapp, a mercenary turned CIA counterterrorism operative, cinema's next Jason Bourne or James Bond or Jack Reacher? Lionsgate and CBS Films certainly hope he is. Late author Vince Flynn created the character and featured him in more than a dozen best-selling novels, so there's plenty of source material to work with for future films. But first, Rapp must impress at the worldwide box office and bring in enough cash to justify any sequels. Based on this solid, if not spectacular, rookie outing, American Assassin, moviegoers will likely be seeing a lot more of Rapp in the future. We first encounter a love-struck Rapp (Dylan O'Brien) proposing to his girlfriend, Katrina (Charlotte Vega), in the surf off Ibiza. Moments later, terrorists open fire on the beach. Katrina and several others are gunned down, and Rapp is wounded. Flash forward 18 months. Rapp is now in Rhode Island, training himself in martial arts, weapons, and Arabic, and making contact with the Libyan cell responsible for Katrina's murder. He's bent on revenge, but his actions attract the attention of the CIA, which recruits him, despite one official calling him "a Section 8 with an axe to grind." They send him off to train with gruff ex-Navy SEAL Stan Hurley (a fine Michael Keaton), who warns Rapp to never let the mission get personal or else it will get him killed. Of course, Rapp doesn't heed his advice. With him, everything is personal. Soon, Hurley and Rapp team with a gorgeous Turkish agent (Shiva Negar) when 15 kilos of weapons-grade plutonium are stolen from a Russian facility. They believe Iranians are behind the theft and that they intend to build a nuclear bomb to launch an attack against Israel. Making the case more personal for Hurley is the fact that an American agent he trained years ago, nicknamed Ghost (Taylor Kitsch, intense and terrifying), may be involved. When the two adversaries eventually meet, it yields one of the movie's best and most nerve-jangling scenes, in which the former pupil tortures his one-time mentor, only to be one-upped by a bit of Hannibal Lecter-like brutality. It all culminates in a white-knuckle showdown involving a speedboat and a U.S. naval fleet that chillingly demonstrates the deadly power of a nuclear explosion. Although directed by Michael Cuesta (Kill the Messenger) and written by a Hollywood Who's Who of screenwriters (Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz), American Assassin isn't in the same league as the best Bourne or Bond movies. It does boast slick, aggressive action sequences, and its extensive globetrotting locales (the movie was filmed in the U.S., England, Italy, Malta and Thailand) add considerable eye-catching authenticity. But O'Brien, best known for Teen Wolf and the Maze Runner flicks, is the main attraction and is a rising star. Unfortunately, he isn't called upon to do much more here other than look ticked off and mercilessly kill bad guys. However, if given the chance his Rapp could evolve into a full-bodied, intriguing character, and the films featuring him could become a lucrative franchise. American Assassin is pure pulp and disposable. But it is also a thrilling roller-coaster ride, with just enough twists and turns to keep moviegoers on edge and satisfied. Rapp and Hurley are a killer combo. Here's hoping this is just the first of many adventures the two embark on.