Sofia 2012

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Mr. Slater valiantly tries to appear turned on by his leading lady's shimmying midsection, but he might as well be watching a performing dog for all the heat mustered between them. Read more

Scott Bowles, USA Today: Think the Bourne franchise meets the Bond franchise, without the wit or action. Read more

Alison Willmore, AV Club: Assassin's Bullet feels like a shameless, dismal vanity project. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: The cockeyed C-quality B movie, shot on location with a Balkan supporting cast and crew, mixes a precarious pileup of visual cliches with over-staged action sequences. Read more

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: This psychologically tinged thriller about a mysterious female assassin won't erase memories of La Femma Nikita. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: [A] dippy hodgepodge of hitman action, illogical romance and geopolitical commentary. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Why is Slater in this? Why are Sutherland and Spall? Why am I even watching it? Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: Corny action scenes and borderline-hilarious direction by Isaac Florentine mark the film as an obvious straight-to-video item that somehow took a wrong turn into a movie theater. Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: Much of this makes little sense, but it's hard to care. Read more

Nick Schager, Village Voice: Fans of incessant flashbacks and endless whooshing zooms into close-ups will find much to love about Assassin's Bullet; less satisfied, alas, will be those with a fondness for lucid plotting, compelling intrigue, and credible performances. Read more