The Contract (2007)

The only thing standing between an assassin and his target is a father who must protect his son.

While on a hiking trip to reconnect with his son after the death of his wife, Ray Keene (John Cusack) stumbles into a nightmare scenario of paid assassins and ex-military guns-for-hire. Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) is attempting to fulfill a contract to assassinate a high profile businessman when things go arwy and he ends up in the custody of the U.S. Marshalls. After an ill-fated attempt by his compatriots to free him Frank finds himself in the custody of ex-lawman Ray and his son (Jamie Anderson). As the trio tries to make their way back to civilization they are relentlessly pursued by Frank's friends who are intent on freeing their leader in order to collect on the contract. But one pursuer may be more foe than friend.

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A gift for my wife

My wife is a big fan of John Cusack, so for our anniversary, I bought it. Overall, not a bad movie, however, I do feel that they could have cut some of the slow parts and made it a better movie. November 29, 2008

Morgan Freeman does it again!

Can enough good things be said about this man? He is a very versatile actor, and brings good things to whatever he plays in. It is no understatement to say that his face on the cover of a movie is evidence enough to know that it is good.

As for this movie: The plot was interesting, and the action was intense. After watching it, one did ask the question of how a gym teacher took such a profound interest in returning a captive professional killer-- at the risk of his life. And one does wonder how someone got in touch with just the right governmenet official that wanted to see this hitman snuffed out.

But, other than that, it was quite good. November 27, 2008

Flaccid and pointless

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. October 8, 2008

I love this movie that was great

John Cusack rules. He was incredible amazing spectacular. Loved it. This is a great movie I watch this a lot all the time. Awesome. October 7, 2008

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