I wont mix my words the only way to describe"The Amateur", is painfully long winded and ultimately, boring as hell.
There are a lot of things that could have been done with what is, essentially, an action thriller. Regrettably, the overly long lead in, combined with the unreasonably timid handling, leads to a anti climatic experience, where the pay off in terms of thrills and actual action, never really arrives.
Its by no means the casts fault. Lead actor, Rami Malek is as capable and convincing, as ever. The problem, in this reviewers opinion, is yet another case of a weak script, that needed to be thoroughly re-written.
In summary, the concepts solid but the execution is lack lustre, long winded and excessively timid. Not recommended.I wont mix my words the only way to describe"The Amateur", is painfully long winded and ultimately, boring as hell.
There are a lot of things that could have been done with what is, essentially, an action thriller. Regrettably, the overly long lead in, combined with the unreasonably timid handling, leads to a anti climatic experience, where the pay off in terms of thrills and actual action, never really arrives.
Its by no means the casts fault. Lead actor, Rami Malek is as capable and convincing, as ever. The problem, in this reviewers opinion, is yet another case of a weak script, that needed to be thoroughly re-written.
In summary, the concepts solid but the execution is lack lustre, long winded and excessively timid. Not recommended.
