The Specialist

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The Specialist

R

1994

1h 49m

Action

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Former CIA demolition expert Ray Quick (Sylvester Stallone) lives in Miami, where he works as a hit man. May Munro (Sharon Stone) contacts Ray to kill a family of mobsters led by Tom Leon (Rod Steiger) and his son (Eric Roberts), who murdered May's parents 20 years ago. Ray agrees to the job and also begins an affair with May. His mission is complicated when he learns his former partner, Ned (James Woods), now works for the mobsters he is trying to kill.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2011

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2011

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Christopher Harris

Globe and Mail

This movie is a stinker in every way, from the one-dimensional acting to the idiot dialogue to the surprisingly monotonous storyline.

Apr 12, 2002

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Gary Wolcott

Tri-City Herald

There is nothing special about The Specialist. This is an incoherent, slow-moving film with virtually no character development.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 12, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the movie remains watchable enough from start to finish due mostly to a smattering of compelling set-pieces and Woods’ perpetually spellbinding performance...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 17, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Stallone just isn't the right actor for subtle adventure - and the script goes for bravado over wit.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 24, 2020

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Zara T

Good movie Sharon stone never looked more beautiful. Sylvester Stallone great as always. Good storyline

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/21/24

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Samrat M

Film critics can make or break a film’s prospects at the box office: it is them who convinces the common folks like us to buy the ticket and part with our hard earned money. They certainly killed the chances for this film. I am glad I don’t care about film critics because this film deserves special praise for Sharon Stone’s portrayal of gangster moll May Munro. May Munro is beauty and deception packed in complex layers bordering on arrogance and at times vulnerability. Stallone does a restrained role here as the cool headed specialist. The dialogues are natural and to the point because you don’t expect gangsters to speak like a Shakespeare protégé. A film that runs high on sensuality and the precision of the specialist’s deadly creations this is a film to watch on a late night. Rewatch and you might see this film differently.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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Facundo Nicolas M

Awesome 90's action movie , puré testosteron.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/06/23

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Josh G

A drama at it's core with a great cast but lacks pacing and excitement at all, this is the odd film in the Stallone catalog. Sharon Stone and James wood talk a lot and there is some action with more and even more talking. Perhaps Sylvester was trying to change his image to be taken seriously after cliffhanger and stop or my mom will shoot but it doesn't really work. He doesn't show how he could be the villain and an anti hero and has very little screen time. It wants to be a better movie but is held back by trying to be an action film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/23

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Twitter G

I enjoyed the movie because it was interesting to see several famous actors and their appearances in 1994. I also liked seeing the old technology that was used back in that decade.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/29/23

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Sergio C

All I'll say is Sharon stone is extremely hot and good movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/26/22

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Luis Llosa

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Sylvester Stallone

Ray Quick

Sharon Stone

May Munro

James Woods

Ned Trent

Rod Steiger

Joe Leon

Eric Roberts

Tomas Leon

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Synopsis

Former CIA demolition expert Ray Quick (Sylvester Stallone) lives in Miami, where he works as a hit man. May Munro (Sharon Stone) contacts Ray to kill a family of mobsters led by Tom Leon (Rod Steiger) and his son (Eric Roberts), who murdered May's parents 20 years ago. Ray agrees to the job and also begins an affair with May. His mission is complicated when he learns his former partner, Ned (James Woods), now works for the mobsters he is trying to kill.

Director: Luis Llosa
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Screenwriter: Alexandra Seros
Production Co: Warner Bros., Jerry Weintraub Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.2M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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