I actually hate remakes and knowing that one of the best movies of all time, "The day of the jackal" by Fred Zinneman was another victim I really was upset but the thing is that this is a great movie, especially as it has nothing to do with the original...except the idea that there is a professional killer called The Jackal. So it'd be better if this movie had a different name anyway but good.... We are in modern Russia that's ruled by the Russian mob and since the FBI and the KGB started work together, maffiatypes got eliminated...this of course asks for revenge and so they hire The Jackal (played by Bruce Willis). The sole person on earth who can get him is a prisoner (Richard Gere) who was sent there for life after being involved in several IRA-bombings. Don't ask any questions how things can be possible cos there are some black spots in the scripts, better watch the excellent performances from Bruce Willis who plays at least 10 different personages here and he's the kind of killer who has no mercy... Also great to finally see Richard Gere in another role then a bored lawyer. Not a superb movie but better than the rest...
Review of The Jackal
