Pluskylang Great Film overall

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

SimonJack "Assassins" is the simplest of plots, and is an example of the action and mayhem type of films that seem to be what modern audiences want. It has action and just a little intrigue. But mostly, it's blood and guts that turns into a contest between two top hit men. It's pretty pathetic when an audience roots for one cold-blooded killer over another. But then, one has a heart and the other is mostly savage and heartless. So, one's a nicer killer?Sylvester Stallone is the one with a heart. He has never killed an innocent person. Antonio Banderas, on the other hand, seems to relish splattering anyone's blood, just for the sake of killing. Stalone is Robert Rath (not his real name in the movie, of course), and Banderas is Miguel Bain. Toss into this mix Julianne Moore as Electra, and blood and guts goes up a notch to high-tech espionage. Enough said. It will hold one's interest by wondering what comes next, but just barely. Before the end it already seems too long. This isn't a movie to recommend to anyone.

juneebuggy Assassin Robert Rath (Sylvester Stallone) arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness rival hired gun Miguel Bain (Antonio Banderas) complete the job for him. Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life but that final contract sees him falling for his target(Julianne Moore) and then becoming a marked man himself.Not one of my favourite Stallone films, its a bit lame actually and that's taking into account its age too. There were just too many dumb things to let go -the gun hidden in the cast at the funeral (like that's not obvious) Stallone's magic sandwich that he keeps taking bites out of but never chews or swallows, hiding behind a gravestone in plain sight of the mobs of Day of the Dead people that somehow don't see them. Maybe I just took this too seriously? I enjoyed it more as it moved along, I guess because the action picks up. Stallone does a decent enough job and I suppose he's meant to be some kind of anti-hero but that aspect never really comes through. A young Julianne Moore plays Electra, who is a high tech hacker/crazy cat lady/voyeur. Weird.As for Antonio Banderas he's c-c-crazy but in a good way. Totally over the top and insane, fun to watch cat and mouse-ing his way after Stallone. The ending climax is decent especially the bank scene with Antonio waiting (all day) to take Rath out and then the show down in the crumbling building. 2/17/16

slightlymad22 Continuing my plan to watch every Sly Stallone movie in order, I come to 1995's AssassinsPlot In A Paragraph: Sylvester Stallone plays the number one Hit-man in the world, Robert Rath (don't worry, since it's Sly, he is a Hit-man with morals and principals. He only kills bad guys) who is about to retire, when an ambitious young Hit-man Miguel Bain (Antonio Banderas) appears, with plans on being number one.As so often is the case in the early to mid 90's, Sly is totally over shadowed by his co star. Antonio Banderas steals this movie from Sly, whose character is as boring and bland, as he is ridiculously named!! Like The Specialist before it, he sleepwalks his way through the movie collecting his $15 million paycheck. It's another miss for Sly for me on this one, and truthfully, I'm not quite sure how this missed, a movie about feuding Hit-man, starring action legend Sly Stallone and upcoming star Antonio Banderas, written by the Wachowski bros (Matrix, V For Vendetta) directed by Richard Donner (Superman, Lethal Weapon) but somehow it does. Despite it having its moments and some impressive set pieces It feels overly long and slow. It has a few it holes, and the number one Hit-man in the world is a pretty poor shot when it comes to killing the number 2 Hit-man in the world, as is the number two, when it comes to taking down the number one. Killing anyone else?? Never miss. But they can't hit each other. It's better than The Specialist and Judge Dredd, but not up to the standards of Cliffhanger and Demolition Man

SnoopyStyle Robert Rath (Sylvester Stallone) is an assassin for hire. He's looking to get out of the life but his last job gets killed by sociopath competitor Miguel Bain (Antonio Banderas). There's a $2 million contract on surveillance expert Electra (Julianne Moore) who's trying to sell to four Dutch buyers.This is a poorly written script. The beginning doesn't allow the audience to develop any affinity for Sly. Its confused nature gets the movie off on a bad foot. This is a simple assassin versus assassin movie but not one where I care about either one. There are some workable stunt action. Director Richard Donner is unable to bring life to these characters or this movie. The style is too old. Sly is doing quiet talking. Honestly I had trouble understanding some of Banderas' dialog. It's a poor effort from everybody.