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Assassin's Creed

2016

Justin Kurzel

Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Charlotte Rampling ...

4.4

17,903

Sci-Fi. Adventure. Action Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.

	Media	Author	Review
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	" It's got classier stars, but it's really the same old sludge. (...) A mediocre video-game movie"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"Even Michael Fassbender can't make this junk leap off the screen (...) a film that feels like it’s made up entirely of subplots (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"
		Stephanie Zacharek Time	"Assassin's Creed is very confusing. No, scratch that: It's a mess."
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"By showing signs of intelligent life in a universe of diseased, digital drivel, Assassin's Creed stands above the herd of movies based on video games by default (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"
		Harry Windsor The Hollywood Reporter	"Leaden. (...) Assassin’s Creed is resolutely stone-faced, ditching the humdrum quips that are par for the course in today's blockbusters. But this is almost two hours of convoluted hokum"
		Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"'Assassin’s Creed' isn’t quite as bad as one might fear, as measured against the abysmal track record of movies inspired by video games. In other words, it’s incrementally more fun than it is silly (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[It] is an interminable, lifeless mess (...) It’s rare to see a film quite so lacking in animus. (...) Rating: ★ (out of five)"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Silly, Senseless and Possibly the Best Video Game Movie Ever Made. (...) is utterly ridiculous, but it's also the most interesting blockbuster in a year where most of them were boring."
		Edward Douglas New York Daily News	"For years we've heard moans that video-game movies are jinxed (...) 'Assassin's Creed' won't lift that curse. (...) Rating: ★½ (out of five)"
		The Independent	"Stunning visuals rescue a script penned by Reddit (...) This may be the best video game adaptation ever made - though that's not exactly saying much (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"
		Scott Mendelson Forbes	"It is a tired cliché to say that a bad video game movie is akin to watching someone else play a bad video game. But Assassin’s Creed takes that trope to the next level"
		James Dyer Empire	"Often confusing and far too po-faced, Kurzel's stabby period piece is redeemed by its sumptuous vistas and top-notch fight work. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"
		Jordan Hoffman Vanity Fair	"A picture bound to please just about no one."

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