The Contract
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Movie Reviews of The Contract
Movie Review: Unintentionally campy. Terrible writing.
Summary: 2 Stars
Cusack has been in some so-so movies, but previously I would have given Freeman more credit than this. I hadn't read any reviews of this moving going in, but it quickly became clear the writing was aweful. This movie is bad: bad writing, unbelievable sequences, cliched characters, you name it. This movie reminded repeatedly me of those bad, low budget action movies you used to see a lot of in the 70's and early 80's - especially those made for TV. I did get a few kicks out of movie, but it was inevitably because the script was just so horrible. Did I mention the writing was aweful? Give it a pass.Movie Review: Flaccid and pointless
Summary: 2 Stars
A waste of a four-star cast - total lethargy from beginning to end. The script is uninspired, the acting is so-so (clearly, there was no enthusiasm for this project), the plot meanders, and an almost random choice of sub-plot promises little...and then delivers even less. Every component of this film is lacking, right down to the frequent humorless exchanges inserted presumably by some quack of a script doctor. We didn't even get to see the right wing extremist offed at the end. That, at least, would have perked me up after this positive yawn of a movie.Movie Review: Just too unbelievable
Summary: 2 Stars
I realize I must suspend disbelief some when I watch a movie but this movie was just too unbelievable even for a movie. People in serious car wrecks and escape without a scratch, 3 men in a helicopter crash that destroyed the helicopter and they all walk away. A guy doing precision shooting out of a bouncing helicopter. I couldn't even finish. Goes to show that two great stars can make a lemon movie.Movie Review: Don't Waste Your Money or Time
Summary: 1 Stars
I like Morgan Freeman. He's an exceptional actor. I like him so much that I've never seen a movie that he was in that I didn't like. I tried to like this movie; I tried to find something redeeming in it, anything at all, but it's a zero. It's filled with guns that come from nowhere, magical shooting ability from a high school teacher/baseball coach who somehow is able to control a Steyr AUG on full auto with no former training, a helicopter crash in the woods that no only doesn't get anyone killed, but the occupants suffer not a single scratch, and hundreds of other mishaps that should not be overlooked by a director with the movie making skill of your average high school student. It has absolutely no suspense, no surprise ending (it's simply random), and very little action, basically there's nothing to like about this movie. It does have two good points. First, it's only an hour and half long, so you won't waste too much time. Second, if you look in the special features section you'll find previews to a couple of movies that look pretty good. If you've got to see it borrow it, it's not even worth renting.Movie Review: The plot ambles along vaguely
Summary: 1 Stars
I rented this film expecting an easy to watch action film (my expectations were fairly low in terms of an intelligent script or suspense) but unfortunately I was so bored, I had to watch the film in installments.
Characters in the film are shallow and the introduction to them leaves you not caring one way or the other about them or what happens to them - a serious flaw in a thriller. After all - how can there be suspense if you really don't care if any of the characters live or die?
The film finished and left myself and my girlfriend stunned as we were waiting for the big finale that explained what the hell the point of it all was.
No suspense, no sub plot, no real action and a terrible script (keep an eye out for the line delivered by one of the hitmen, "I don't know ... I just don't know" - its straight from a school play)
Its a terrible film and I wouldn't recommend it under any circumstances, you'd get more suspense & consistency just flicking the channel on the remote control every minute.