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- If the job doesn't kill you, retirement will.

When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.

Release Date : 2019-01-25

Language :RussianEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Dark Horse EntertainmentConstantin FilmJB Pictures

Production Country : GermanyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Duncan Vizla

Original Name : Mads Mikkelsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Camille

Original Name : Vanessa Hudgens

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vivian

Original Name : Katheryn Winnick

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hilde

Original Name : Fei Ren

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sindy

Original Name : Ruby O. Fee

Gender : Female

Character Name : Blut

Original Name : Matt Lucas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karl

Original Name : Robert Maillet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Facundo

Original Name : Anthony Grant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alexei

Original Name : Josh Cruddas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Junkie Jane

Original Name : Lovina Yavari

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jazmin

Original Name : Ayisha Issa

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pedro

Original Name : Pedro Miguel Arce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Evalina

Original Name : Anastasia Marinina

Gender : Female

Character Name : Porter

Original Name : Richard Dreyfuss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Regina

Original Name : Inga Cadranel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Doris

Original Name : Jill Frappier

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ginny

Original Name : Nia Roam

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lomas

Original Name : Julian Richings

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael Green

Original Name : Johnny Knoxville

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donald

Original Name : Roman Lebeau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Dmitry Chepovetsky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Camille

Original Name : Sofia Grossi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Evalina's son

Original Name : Martin Zolotarev

Gender : Male

Character Name : Store Owner

Original Name : Marsha Mason

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Becker

Original Name : Ken Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tech Guy

Original Name : Calwyn Shurgold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Female Server

Original Name : Emily Debowski

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse Patty

Original Name : Jamillah Ross

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waiter at Fancy Restaurant

Original Name : Michael Ayres

Gender : Male

Character Name : School Kid #1

Original Name : Maria Nash

Gender : Female

Character Name : School Kid #2

Original Name : Moon Mason

Gender : Male

Character Name : School Kid #3

Original Name : Oksana Zilinskas

Gender : Female

Character Name : School Kid #4

Original Name : Callum Shoniker

Gender : Male

Character Name : School Kid #5

Original Name : Ava Augustin

Gender : Female

Character Name : School Kid #6

Original Name : Connor Laidman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Priest at Funeral

Original Name : Robert Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Santa

Original Name : Craig Burnatowski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Squash Man

Original Name : Joe Delfin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pedro's Girl #1

Original Name : Yana Gold

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pedro's Girl #2

Original Name : Drew Catherine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stripper

Original Name : Brandy Dawley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stripper

Original Name : Sima Fisher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stripper

Original Name : Pastel Supernova

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stripper

Original Name : Carrie Eklund

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pedro's Heavy #1

Original Name : Lee Villeneuve

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pedro's Heavy #2

Original Name : Neven Pajkic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tunnel Guard

Original Name : Andrei Kovski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Torture Chamber Guard

Original Name : Nobuya Shimamoto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blut's Army Utility

Original Name : Matt Birman

Gender : Male

Reviews

Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

This is a bit of a strange movie. Part of it feels like a pretty good, dark and gritty thriller, part of it feels like a wannabe Tarantino movie and part of it feels like a comedy. Overall I would classify it as a B-movie but a pretty good B-movie. As strange as the movie is I have to say that I liked it. I kind of watched this movie on a whim. It popped up on my Netflix home screen and I kind of liked the blurb. A type of story that I like. Then I saw that Mads Mikkelsen played the lead role and this sold me on it. I quite like Mads Mikkelsen in these kind of roles. The movie starts off in a fairly normal way for this kind of movie. You know, some assassinations, introduction of the hero, the bad guys, the even badder guys and all that. It is fairly clear already from the start that there will be blood splatter. That it would reach the levels it did towards the end of the movie was a bit of a surprise though. I did like Mads Mikkelsen in his role as Duncan, the somewhat brooding and grim assassin starting his retirement. But then I’m not really surprised. It’s a perfect role for him. The rest of the actors, well let’s just say that their acting was for the most part forgettable. Maybe with the exception of Matt Lucas as Blut. But then, his role was so comical and wacky so one wonders if it required acting skills or just a good dose of insanity (or some chemical products). The blurb states that he is deemed a liability. Well, that is not exactly the truth actually. It is more that his overly wacky boss is trying to screw him. This is where it starts to get into comedy land. Already in the first couple of scenes it is clear that this guy is a nut job. Then he let’s loose his assassins and at that point the movie escalates in a orgy of blood, violence and comedy. I cannot really make up my mind if it would have been a better movie if the violence would have been less comical or not. With the comedy this movie becomes a bit unusual and sticks out. Without it it would risk becoming just another thirteen on a dozen assassin thrillers. Also, as comical as it is, it is fairly well done. Anyway, there is of course a pretty dramatic and violent fight as the movie draws to a close. I quite liked that one. There is also a little twist that I actually did not see coming at the end. Overall, it was a fun movie to watch.

@jw

2021-11-30

**What a bloody mess.** I the middle of the film, I stopped serveral times and wondered how to salvage this trainwreck, if I was the writer. The Mikkelsen and Hudgens scenes are strong, emotional, well written and acted, and make sense. And Mikkelsen is excellent for this sort of action hero thing - for which there are good action scenes, iconic even. But all of that doesn't tie in with the violent clowns. That part has some clever moments, but really daft hours - like, most of the movie. I wonder how the script came to be - whether a good original story got script-doctored by the wrong people. Add some wanton violence, some sex scenes, some torture and more torture, daft villains - lot's of unnecessary stuff that's just ups the rating without giving anything of value. I kept wondering "why". There is a number of good bits, which seem familiar; there is a lot of crap that feels like a complete WOMBAT. Someone OK'd this, produced, made, left it in the cut - and I don't see why. This could've been an original, violent and interesting movie. But it was utterly messed up. Won't watch again, but managed to finish it.