Killer Elite
Action-thriller about an Elite Special Air Service agent, Jason Statham, who is brought out of retirement to rescue his former mentor, Robert De Niro, captured by a covert group of three ex-SAS assassins, led by Clive Owen. Based on the novel The Feather Men by Sir Ranulph Fiennes which was controversially claimed to be based on true events.
"Pits two of the world's most elite operatives - Danny, an ex-special ops agent (Statham) and Hunter, his longtime mentor (De Niro) - against the cunning leader of a secret military society (Owen). Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse - where the predators become the prey." (Official Synopsis)
- Director:
- Gary McKendry (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Gary McKendry
- Cast:
- Robert De NiroJason StathamClive OwenYvonne StrahovskiDominic Purcell
Reviews & comments
Fun but forgettable formulaic fare
Fun while it lasts but instantly forgettable. This is a movie crafted around its marketing ploy of three names: Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro. A boy's own action thriller with pretentions to be "about" something. It plays out like one of Luc Besson's "high concept" Franco-American thrillers (from THE TRANSPORTER movies to...
Variety
pressA macho, adrenaline-fix suspenser that plays like the bigscreen equivalent of those pulpy spy novels that once clogged grocery-store checkouts.
The Guardian
pressThe surface is glossy, the body count high, and the events opaque and often risible.
The Guardian
pressJason Statham is matched with Robert de Niro and Clive Owen in this headcracking hitman yarn, but it's a bit overcomplicated for its own good.
Rolling Stone
pressThe fun of Killer Elite, such as it is, is all in the hardass action. But there's nothing elite about this disposable time-killer.
Roger Ebert
pressThis is actually a pretty good thriller, based more on character and plot than on action for its own sake.
New York Post
pressA snarly Euro-thriller with crust under its fingernails and bad breath. It doesn't care if you like it, which is why I kind of do.
Hollywood Reporter
pressEfficient, overly formulaic action piece could have been more distinctive but delivers the goods for solid international returns.
Entertainment Weekly
pressThe glossy topcoat provided by the paycheck participation of De Niro and Owen can't cover up the essential emptiness of the project.
Empire Magazine
pressA few good stunts, some tolerable brooding and one nice, if silly desert chase. But not essential.
A.V. Club
pressLess a cerebral thriller than an underachieving time-waster with feeble pretensions.
Variety
pressA macho, adrenaline-fix suspenser that plays like the bigscreen equivalent of those pulpy spy novels that once clogged grocery-store checkouts.
The Guardian
pressThe surface is glossy, the body count high, and the events opaque and often risible.
The Guardian
pressJason Statham is matched with Robert de Niro and Clive Owen in this headcracking hitman yarn, but it's a bit overcomplicated for its own good.
Rolling Stone
pressThe fun of Killer Elite, such as it is, is all in the hardass action. But there's nothing elite about this disposable time-killer.
Roger Ebert
pressThis is actually a pretty good thriller, based more on character and plot than on action for its own sake.
New York Post
pressA snarly Euro-thriller with crust under its fingernails and bad breath. It doesn't care if you like it, which is why I kind of do.
Hollywood Reporter
pressEfficient, overly formulaic action piece could have been more distinctive but delivers the goods for solid international returns.
Entertainment Weekly
pressThe glossy topcoat provided by the paycheck participation of De Niro and Owen can't cover up the essential emptiness of the project.
Empire Magazine
pressA few good stunts, some tolerable brooding and one nice, if silly desert chase. But not essential.
A.V. Club
pressLess a cerebral thriller than an underachieving time-waster with feeble pretensions.
Fun but forgettable formulaic fare
Fun while it lasts but instantly forgettable. This is a movie crafted around its marketing ploy of three names: Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro. A boy's own action thriller with pretentions to be "about" something. It plays out like one of Luc Besson's "high concept" Franco-American thrillers (from THE TRANSPORTER movies...
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