The Jackal (1997) - This film holds a special place in my heart. This was one of the first action thrillers I was introduced to, and although, it was a remake of the classic The Day of the Jackal, I still cant help but love it. And it works as a sort of "sequel" which just adds to it. Since I have these feelings about this film I am going to keep the synopsis particularly brief and make it as enticing as possible. Imagine if there was a man, a gun for hire, that could kill anybody at a whim and never even be seen? Would you try to stop him on his most daring mission of all? That may be overstating it slightly but watch it and you will understand the meaning.
The Bruce: This is the first movie I watched in the challenge where Bruce Willis held a significant role. And may I say he did a really good job. He showed his ability to impersonate various accents as well as look sly and coy as the soft spoken super villain. He did sort of fail though in the respect that he always seems to have this "misplaced" smirk on his face. No one in the movie seems suspicious when in reality they probably would. No one goes through international customs with a evil smirk and doesn't get cavity searched. But then again, it was 1997.
Rating: My heart wants me to indulge this movie more than I ought to, but I am going to resist the urge and say that this movie receives an "early boil" from me. You know, where you start to see bubbles and you get really anxious so you star at it for 5 minutes hoping it will just boil already? Yeah that pretty much sums up an earnest review of the film. Even though Sidney Poitier and Richard Gere did a great job, some of the B-Listers crashed and burned. A brief yet, surprising performance on the part of Jack Black was a nice touch though.
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