The Contract

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Kathryn V Wasnt that bad. Wasn't the right role for Morgan Freeman. Thumbs s up, John Cusack, some good acting. Saved the movie for me. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/25/25 Full Review John P I was hoping this was going to be one of those "it's so bad it's good movies," but I was sorely mistaken. I would have thought a Freeman-Cusack outing would at least be entertaining, but the dialog is so stilted and hackneyed and the scene changes so sporadic and the scenes themselves look like first-take drafts rather than movie-ready cuts. The only thing this movie has going for it is the scenery, and even that wasn't authentic, having been filmed in Bulgaria, not Washington State. This isn't even a run-of-the-mill thriller. It's about as awful of a movie as one could make. I just have to wonder how Freeman and Cusack got roped into this clunker. Gah! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/19/25 Full Review Robert P Great movie during a long flight…. With John Cusack and Morgan Freeman- this direct to DVD and streaming thriller will keep you entertained. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/13/25 Full Review Dave H Yes, this isn't a great movie, some of the dialog is pretty bad and simplistic but there is a lot to like in its story and characters. Cusak makes good work of the sadly under-developed character of Ray Kean; much more exposition and better written scenes could have made more of his background as a an ex cop. The same could be said of Freeman's character, while believable, a minute or two more fleshing it out on screen would have been well spent. I enjoyed the pacing, story development and set peices. Others might call the story implausible but I thought it was unique and fairly realistic; a government overstepping the constitution to eliminate a troublesome citizen for incitement or terrorism even has an example in recent memory. //spoilers below The biggest hole in the script is why a professional assassin needs a whole team of guys to help him accomplish what he basically completes alone in the closing scenes of the film. Kind of a contrived plot device to create the entire manhunt mechanic of the rest of the film. Still very enjoyable and I've seen much worse. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/10/25 Full Review Gregg W Highly implausible. Ridiculous script with an excop taking on mercenaries for no reason. Joke Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/13/25 Full Review Isen P Probably Morgan Freeman’s worst film, I don’t know why someone burned a dvd of this movie lol hopefully the rest of the set I got at a garage sale was good enough for the $2 Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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