Killing moves
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Killing moves |
| Original title | Assassination Tango |
| Country of production | USA , Argentina |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 109 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Duvall |
| script | Robert Duvall |
| production |
Rob Carliner Robert Duvall |
| music | Luis Bacalov |
| camera | Félix Monti |
| cut | Stephen Mack |
| occupation | |
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Killing Moves (Original title: Assassination Tango ) is an American - Argentine thriller from 2002 . Directed by Robert Duvall , who also wrote the screenplay, took on the lead role and co-produced the film.
action
John J. Anderson is a hit man; his girlfriend - from whom he hides his job - has a ten-year-old daughter whom he loves strongly. He wants to stop the contract killings, but still accepts one last assignment - the murder of a former member of the military government in Argentina .
Anderson flies to Argentina, where he meets his clients. They tell him that their families have suffered a great deal of suffering from the general, but that this cannot be prosecuted. Anderson moves into a hotel and first checks his room for possible traps.
The target person suffers an accident while riding and is admitted to a hospital, where it is impossible to carry out the assassination attempt. Anderson waits for the general to be released. He gets to know Manuela, who teaches him tango dancing . When the job becomes possible and Anderson is supposed to leave, he makes an appointment with Manuela for a last meeting, to which he does not appear.
Anderson shoots the general. His employers are arrested and handed over to the secret police, but the secret police congratulate them as soon as the other police officers leave the room. A man tries to stop Anderson at the airport, but is overwhelmed by the killer. Anderson returns home and shows his girlfriend's daughter some tango steps.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on April 4, 2003 that one of the critics called for more of the plot and less tango in the plot. However, Ebert had seen numerous films about attacks and only a few about tango - this film was not entirely successful, but what he was trying to do was fascinating. He addresses the decline of the main character in incompetence as a husband, lover and hit man.
Michael Rechtshaffen wrote in The Hollywood Reporter on December 2, 2003 that the film was "undoubtedly inspired" but that it was "occasionally bumpy . " The plot is inconsistent - in part a crime film, in part a thriller, in part a dance film, in part a “waking” character study. These parts merge the multidimensional representation of Robert Duvall. Luciana Pedraza shows an exotic, very natural screen presence in her film debut.
The lexicon of the international film said: “The elegiac thriller condenses into a journey into the interior of its protagonist, who recognizes the deficits of his life through music and tries to fill his moral void. A not always completely unpretentious film by the actor Robert Duvall, produced by Francis Ford Coppola. "
Awards
Robert Duvall was nominated for the 2003 Grand Special Prize of the Deauville Film Festival .
backgrounds
The film was shot in Buenos Aires . Its world premiere took place on September 11, 2002 at the Toronto International Film Festival , which was followed by several other festival screenings. On March 28, 2003, it started in selected cinemas in the USA, where it grossed around 970,000 US dollars . In Germany it was published directly on video in August 2005.
Web links
- Killing Moves in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Killing moves at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Killing Moves at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Film review by Roger Ebert, accessed on January 3, 2008
- ↑ Film review by Michael Rechtshaffen, accessed on January 3, 2008 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Killing Moves. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Filming locations for Assassination Tango, accessed January 3, 2008
- ↑ Assassination Tango premiere dates, accessed January 3, 2008
- ^ Box office / business for Assassination Tango, accessed January 3, 2008
