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The Assignment

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Annibal Ramirez (Aidan Quinn) is an American naval officer who looks remarkably like notorious international assassin Carlos Sanchez (also Quinn). Veteran CIA agent Jack Shaw (Donald Sutherland) has a vendetta against Sanchez and recruits Ramirez to impersonate the fugitive. Along with Mossad operative Amos (Ben Kingsley), Shaw begins training Ramirez to become Sanchez, but the mission proves to be incredibly perilous, and the American soon wonders if it's worth the risk.
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Adrian Martin The Age (Australia) 02/02/2023
3/5
In its low-rent way, it aims for every frisson, reversal and shock-tactic -- and mostly succeeds. Go to Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 07/12/2002
2/4
If there's a small saving grace to this crude thriller, it is the work of Montreal-born director Christian Duguay, who shows flashes of real flare. Go to Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle 01/01/2000
3/4
A film of real finesse, style and intelligence, an espionage thriller of the old school, with some modern technical embellishments. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/27/2016
B-
Like for most action pics, character development is the first casualty. Go to Full Review Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) 10/06/2005
3/5
Stylish spy flick with a surprisingly good cast. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/28/2005
2/5
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Alain E @AlainE Jan 21 Solid entertainment. There are some elements of reality because Carlos was an actual terrorist. If other pieces of the story are true, we will never know. If the CIA engineered a fake explosion in an American suburb to provide cover for an operative’s disappearance is not something we can Google. In my opinion, the strongest characters are played by Sutherland and Kingsley. There is some smart dialogue in the script: “I don’t have any friends. I think the only people that ever mattered to me were the ones that I killed. And you.” Reassuring. No? And again:”I am not the madam kid. I’m just one of the whores.” Both spoken by Sutherland. See more Uynga U 07/25/2024 The role play and actions are everything See more Munkhjargal A 07/25/2024 The movie is about an American Marine who looks like a killer. He is brought into the case as a murderer and faces a very difficult situation. It's a very interesting and exciting movie to watch. The director and actors played very well See more Bahad j 07/24/2024 This idea of ​​the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people. See more Jelisije J 01/31/2024 A very engaging spy espionage thriller with a stellar cast. See more Steve D 02/12/2023 There is nothing wrong with the acting but the story is so ridiculous, so dumb, so contrived that it is imposable to take seriously. See more Read all reviews
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Christian Duguay

Director

Aidan Quinn

Lt. Cmdr. Annibal Ramirez

Donald Sutherland

Jack Shaw

Ben Kingsley

Amos

Claudia Ferri

Maura Ramirez

Céline Bonnier

Carla

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Synopsis Annibal Ramirez (Aidan Quinn) is an American naval officer who looks remarkably like notorious international assassin Carlos Sanchez (also Quinn). Veteran CIA agent Jack Shaw (Donald Sutherland) has a vendetta against Sanchez and recruits Ramirez to impersonate the fugitive. Along with Mossad operative Amos (Ben Kingsley), Shaw begins training Ramirez to become Sanchez, but the mission proves to be incredibly perilous, and the American soon wonders if it's worth the risk.
Director
Christian Duguay
Producer
Tom Berry, Franco Battista
Screenwriter
Dan Gordon, Sabi H. Shabtai
Production Co
Columbia, TriStar Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$540.1K
Runtime
1h 55m
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