Asher 2018

Action Drama Thriller

Studio	Momentum Pictures
Release date	Dec 07, 2018  Apr 05, 2019
Country	US
Language	English
Runtime	104 min
Rated	R
Technical details	2.39:1

An aging hitman's last job goes sideways, forcing him to redeem himself.

An aging hitman's last job goes sideways, forcing him to redeem himself. (less)

Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: Ron Perlman, Peter Facinelli, Richard Dreyfuss, Jacqueline Bisset, Guy Burnet, Famke Janssen
Producers: Josh Crook, Adam Folk, Ron Perlman, Joseph Siprut, Joseph Mensch

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Review

Review by Brian Orndorf, December 6, 2018

The screenplay for “Asher” is credited to Jay Zaretsky, and he sets out to deliver a mournful, sobering take on the aging hitman subgenre. In many ways, the writing is similar to the 1997 classic “Grosse Pointe Blank,” but Zaretsky isn’t interested in having much fun with this story, electing to keep the concept of a killer suddenly targeted for death as serious as possible, striving for characterization, not action. “Asher” gets very dark at times, but it’s never far away from a commendable performance or intriguing study of the human experience, with director Michael Caton-Jones (“This Boy’s ...read more...

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