Movie Review: In David Fincher's 'The Killer,' an assassin hides in plain sight

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Movie Review: In David Fincher's 'The Killer,' an assassin hides in plain sight
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“The Killer” is a terse, minimalist thriller in the cool, cold-hearted tradition of Jean Pierre Melville’s “Le Samouraï.” But while its methodical and solitary assassin acts and moves like cunning killers we’ve seen before, he blends into a modern background, writes Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle in his review.

This image released by Netflix shows Michael Fassbender as an assassin in a scene from “The Killer.” This image released by Netflix shows Michael Fassbender as an assassin in a scene from “The Killer.” This image released by Netflix shows Michael Fassbender as an assassin in a scene from “The Killer.” This image released by Netflix shows Michael Fassbender as an assassin in a scene from “The Killer.

In that opening scene, he boasts of having a batting average ‘better than Ted Williams.’ Yet the job goes badly. In the ensuing turmoil, he races to erase his footsteps but not before a dissatisfied client has his girlfriend nearly beaten to death at their clandestine Dominican Republic home. There’s much pleasure to be found in the unnamed hit man’s proficiency, just as there is in Fincher’s cool finesse. Here, the director — long known for his own meticulous rigor — is working with some regular collaborators, among them screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker , composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross . And there’s a kinetic thrill to seeing Fincher back in B-movie territory.

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