The True Memoirs of an International Assassin

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The True Memoirs of an International Assassin

2016

1h 38m

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Comedy

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A mild-mannered author is mistaken for an assassin after his novel about a hired killer is published as a true story. He is soon kidnapped and taken out of the country to help with an assassination plot.

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

AV Club

[Wadlow's] direction is too tongue in cheek to create actual excitement or suspense, but doesn't aspire to a level of humor any deeper than intentional clich.

Rated: C

Nov 13, 2016

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

It's not action-packed enough, not funny enough, and the characters aren't memorable enough.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 11, 2016

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Chris Nashawaty

Entertainment Weekly

If Netflix is serious about becoming a major player in the original-movies game, they're going to have to do better than True Memoirs of an International Assassin.

Rated: C

Nov 10, 2016

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Miles Surrey

The Ringer

True Memoirs of an International Assassin would've benefited from embracing the inherent stupidity of being the Kevin James Spy Movie rather than trying, and failing, to punch above its weight.

Mar 27, 2020

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Occasionally funny fish-out-of-water comedy is violent.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 29, 2016

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

If you've seen one James endeavor, you've already seen "True Memoirs," which serves up the same slapstick the actor is known for.

Rated: D+

Nov 17, 2016

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Kelsey J

I thought the film was absolutely hilarious. It was exactly was I was hoping for and I come back to it over and over again. It has just what you would hope for from an action comedy!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/25

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Jenny M

Fun and enjoyable. I always look at professional reviews and do the opposite. They have no idea what regular people enjoy! This was a wonderful weekend watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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Js S

This is your standard netflix money grab film. Netflix in a nutshell this film

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/25

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Dennes T

Very creative comedy out of usual with a good story and conclusion

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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Amelia A

Such a bad movie. The premise is fun enough, if not exactly fresh - writer lives through the adventures of his fictional character is a well worn trope. Kevin James is credible and even endearing in the role, and moves competently through the action sequences. But boy the script needs work. The movie never becomes truly funny, or gripping, or romantic or anything, really. A waste of time and of a generally good casting (with the notable exception of Zulay Henao as Rosa Bolivar - she was outright painful to watch. Her general styling was cringeworthy at best, and her acting was atrocious. Do better, Netflix. We need credible female leads even in mediocre movies. This wooden, over-made up, soft-spoken kitten in skin-tight clothes and huge heels should be a hardened DEA agent? Just no).

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Audience Member

I watched The Lost City before watching this and thought that it would be pretty similar. Which it was, in the sense that an author gets to live out their written adventures. But it was less exciting because it was rather all over the place. Felt like it was trying to do too much and the characters hardly had any chemistry.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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Synopsis

A mild-mannered author is mistaken for an assassin after his novel about a hired killer is published as a true story. He is soon kidnapped and taken out of the country to help with an assassination plot.

Director: Jeff Wadlow
Producer: Justin Begnaud, RJ Collins, Kevin Scott Frakes, Todd Garner, Mark Fasano, Ted Sarandos
Screenwriter: Jeff Morris
Production Co: PalmStar Media
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 38m

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