“Rostami has full support for restarting Iran’s nuclear program.”

From American Assassin.

Mitch Rapp’s (Dylan O’Brien) life has been torn apart; a vacation with his fiance ends in horror when a group of terrorists attack the resort, shooting and killing dozens of tourists, including Mitch’s fiance.  Now, Mitch has dedicated the last few years of his life to getting revenge on the terrorists that destroyed his life; he has trained relentlessly, both in weapons and hand-to-hand combat, while allowing himself to be recruited by the same terrorist cell.  His sudden, radical shift has also captured the attention of the CIA, particularly Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan) who sends Mitch to train with a very exclusive unit of assassins.  The unit is led by Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton) who recognizes Mitch’s complete lack of control when confronted with his enemies, but also the advantages that gives him.  When materials are stolen to create a nuclear bomb, Mitch and Hurley head to the Middle East where they connect with an embedded CIA spy (Shiva Negar) to not only locate the mysterious buyer (Taylor Kitsch), but also stop him from using the device.  The mission quickly falls apart around Mitch and he is left struggling to find out who he can trust in his life-or-death hunt for revenge.

The action is practically non-stop from start to finish and O’Brien leads the movie both in stunts and emotion.  This movie adaptation of Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp stories is a thrilling view into how far a man is willing to go to right a wrong, regardless of the threat against himself.  Keaton and the rest of the cast fill out the story with both admirable good guys and despicable bad guys.  The plot is not a crazy complexity, but it is an captivating display of cunning wits and adrenaline-pumping fights.  This movie will not be enjoyable for those that do not like the sight of blood, because while it is an exciting 2 hours, it is also a violent 2 hours.  American Assassin is an action-forward movie that will keep audiences in suspense until the credit roll.

| Rated: R | Running Time: 112 minutes |Genre: action/thriller |

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 10 of 10|Nudity: 4 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 10 of 10

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