Boring thriller with a woman assassin Jessica Chastain/Ava, whose boss is John Malkovich, who supports Ava's great assassin-ness even though *SPOILERS* she insists on moralistically asking her victims to confess before she kills them.
Colin Farrell, Malkovich's boss, is less forgiving, and *SPOILERS* sends out hitmen to kill Ava, and then Malkovich. None of this makes any sense, because what's the big deal anyway if she talks to her victims, since she kills them anyway, and no one would know, including Farrell.
Anyway, that's the setup, and there are family issues with Ava and her mother and sister and ex-boyfriend who is marrying the sister, blah blah blah. The problem is that the film is not thrilling. The action is poorly staged. Several of the famous actors turn in middling performances.
Colin Farrell, Malkovich's boss, is less forgiving, and *SPOILERS* sends out hitmen to kill Ava, and then Malkovich. None of this makes any sense, because what's the big deal anyway if she talks to her victims, since she kills them anyway, and no one would know, including Farrell.
Anyway, that's the setup, and there are family issues with Ava and her mother and sister and ex-boyfriend who is marrying the sister, blah blah blah. The problem is that the film is not thrilling. The action is poorly staged. Several of the famous actors turn in middling performances.