Assassin's Bullet
Metascore
20 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 8 out of 11
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    Aug 1, 2012
    50
    The cockeyed C-quality B movie, shot on location with a Balkan supporting cast and crew, mixes a precarious pileup of visual clichés with over-staged action sequences.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    Aug 2, 2012
    40
    For the thickheaded thriller Assassin's Bullet the Bulgarian actress Elika Portnoy dreamed up a story with three roles for herself and fails to convince in any of them.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    Aug 2, 2012
    40
    The action sequences are strictly pro forma and -- despite the sleek killer's resemblance to the similarly lethal heroine of "La Femme Nikita" -- this dull effort lacks the excitement generated by any of its incarnations.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    Aug 2, 2012
    30
    Much of this makes little sense, but it's hard to care.
  5. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Scott Bowles
    Aug 5, 2012
    25
    What snookered Slater (not to mention Donald Sutherland) into this film is a wonder, because there's not a genuine bone in it. Think the Bourne franchise meets the Bond franchise, without the wit or action.
  6. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    Aug 3, 2012
    25
    Corny action scenes and borderline-hilarious direction by Isaac Florentine mark the film as an obvious straight-to-video item that somehow took a wrong turn into a movie theater.
  7. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Jul 31, 2012
    20
    Fans of incessant flashbacks and endless whooshing zooms into close-ups will find much to love about Assassin's Bullet; less satisfied, alas, will be those with a fondness for lucid plotting, compelling intrigue, and credible performances.
  8. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Alison Willmore
    Aug 1, 2012
    16
    This is the third feature Portnoy has conceived and starred in, and while her initiative and ability to find funding for these films is admirable, Assassin's Bullet feels like a shameless, dismal vanity project.
  9. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Glenn Heath Jr.
    Jul 30, 2012
    12
    Isaac Florentine's film is maligned with gaping plot holes, terrible expository dialogue, and obvious moments of foreshadowing.
  10. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    Aug 5, 2012
    10
    Assassin's Bullet is strictly '90s-era pay-cable genre-rip-off nostalgia, ripe for ridicule.
  11. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Drew Taylor
    Aug 2, 2012
    0
    Anyone watching Assassin's Bullet will be gripped with a similar sensation -- to be anywhere but watching this movie.

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    What a bunch of hooie by these stuck up, self-important, snooty art critics. This is a great film. A girl has been totally traumatized and becomes her own justice. The acting is well done, the story is good, direction and filming of action is great. I give it the proverbial thumbs up.… Full Review »
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