Cast: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere,
Sydney Poitier, Diane Venora, Mathilda May
Directed by Michael
Caton-Jones
Based more or less on the book and film THE
DAY OF THE JACKAL, this film stars Bruce as the international
terrorist know as the Jackal, who is hired by a Russian mobster to
terrorize the FBI for killing his brother and assassinate someone in
the government. Dick Gere as an incarcerated IRA terrorist released
solely to take him out, because he is the only known person who can
identify the Jackal, who is a master of disguises.
What a snoozefest! Really dull from the
get-go, and monotonous for the duration. Willis is bad, and Gere is
worse speaking in his Irish tongue the whole film. Bruce can barely
act like himself convincingly, never mind all the other guises he
displays so poorly while swapping identities. I can hardly remember
it all now, just one day after seeing it, probably because my
attention seemed to be fixed everywhere but onscreen. I guess the
wall held more interest.
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