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  • 2018
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  • Momentum Pictures
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2018
  • R
  • Momentum Pictures
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary Asher (Ron Perlman) is a former Mossad agent turned gun for hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie (Famke Janssen) on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it's too late, he must kill the man he was, ...

Directed By: Michael Caton-Jones

Written By: Jay Zaretsky

  • 2018
  • R
  • Momentum Pictures
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2018
  • R
  • Momentum Pictures
  • 1 h 44 m

Asher

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Asher (Ron Perlman) is a former Mossad agent turned gun for hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie (Famke Janssen) on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it's too late, he must kill the man he was, ...

Directed By: Michael Caton-Jones

Written By: Jay Zaretsky

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88
Dec 9, 2018
Of course, the aging-hit-man theme is hardly original, and at times Asher feels almost TOO familiar — but thanks to the great performances by Perlman and the supporting cast; a knowing and literate script by Jay Zaretsky, and the slick direction of Michael Caton-Jones, this is a sparkling black diamond of film noir.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 5, 2018
Asher can move slowly at times, kind of like its main character, but you find yourself rooting for the old guy. You’ll want to stick around to find out if he makes it to the retirement home for hitmen.
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60
Dec 10, 2018
Perlman has a physical presence that makes him look like he stepped off the cover of a paperback. He brings soul to this old hired gun, who’s become a creature of habit, mired in a daily routine of killing other people and waiting to die.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 7, 2018
That blend of action genre content and character study is a comfortable mix for Perlman, even if Asher doesn’t quite have the stuff to be truly memorable on either count.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 6, 2018
Nothing in the proceedings rings remotely true unless you've been weaned on a steady diet of soulful hit men movies. But the film works to some degree anyway thanks to the terrific performance by Perlman, who infuses the title character with a compelling, world-weary gravitas.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 6, 2018
Unfortunately the pace is so relaxed as to be meandering; and Jay Zaretsky’s screenplay is cliché-packed.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Wing and a Prayer Pictures, Mensch Productions
Release Date Dec 7, 2018
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating R
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Tagline Some Things Get Better With Age
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