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American [DVD] [2010] [US Import] [NTSC]

George Clooney , Paolo Bonacelli , Anton Corbijn    Universal, suitable for all   DVD
3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: George Clooney, Paolo Bonacelli, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Johan Leysen
  • Directors: Anton Corbijn
  • Writers: Martin Booth, Rowan Joffe
  • Producers: George Clooney, Ann Wingate, Anne Carey, Enzo Sisti, Grant Heslov
  • Format: NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French, Spanish
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Universal Studios
  • DVD Release Date: 28 Dec 2010
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B002ZG993Q
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 223,616 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Control's Anton Corbijn gives the crime film a distinctly European twist in this understated thriller (think The Day of the Jackal). A trim George Clooney plays Jack, a hit man who relocates from Sweden to Italy after assailants try to take his life. Jack's handler (Johan Leysen) advises him not to make any friends, which proves easier said than done. Ensconced in medieval Abruzzo, the assassin passes himself off as a photographer (in Martin Booth's novel, A Very Private Gentleman, he claimed to be an illustrator), but he's actually customizing an assault rifle for Mathilde (Thekla Reuten), his female counterpart. Upon his excursions through town, Jack meets Father Benedetto (Paolo Bonacelli), who senses he has something to confess--"A priest sees everything," he explains--but Jack would prefer to share a brandy. He also befriends Clara, a prostitute (Violante Placido, perfectly comfortable with onscreen nudity). What starts out as a sexual relationship deepens as Jack's sensitive side--he has a thing for butterflies--emerges, but then the Swedes discover his hiding place, and Jack develops doubts about his lady friends, leading to a showdown that plays like a scene from an old Western, a debt Corbijn acknowledges when Jack chances upon a broadcast of Once upon a Time in the West. If the conclusion doesn't cut as deep as the director intends, his admirable restraint throughout keeps the tension at a low boil, while Clooney tamps down his charisma to play a dogged professional with redemption on his mind. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Slow paced but comes to a great crescendo 19 Dec 2010
By J. Morris TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Based on the novel "A Very Private Gentleman" by Martin Booth, The American follows the story of Jack (George Clooney - Up In The Air) an assassin and weapon smith. After his cover is blown in Sweden, Jack flees to Italy and is sent to lie-low in the picturesque hill-top town of Castel Vecchio. Jack's paranoia means he is distrusting of his handler and relocates to the nearby Castel del Monte. Unused to foreigners in their midst, the locals dub him "The American" despite Jack's insistence he is here solely for the photographic panoramas the town affords. After befriending the local priest rather inadvertently, Jack begins to relax in his new surroundings until his handler gives him another job involving another assassin (the beautiful Thekla Reuten - In Bruges), will he take it? Or will he leave his old life behind for the seemingly fleeting happiness that Castel del Monte grants him?

A deep sense of menace sets into this film from the get-go and how could it not with an opening scene revealing some pretty telling issues about our protagonist despite only a handful of words being said. It is this sense of foreboding that carries this film in its slower parts and it's not without its lulls. However there is something of a wordless character development going on in the lulls as we see Jack is a rigorously methodical man, exercising religiously and the artisanal-like devotion he gives to his trade. His relationship with the handful of locals he befriends are all telling about some part of his psyche and helps us understand the type of man Jack is. For these reasons the American has become a fast-favourite of mine, the story is linear and progresses at a decent enough pace yet has is almost hypnotic in the way it unfurls. Clooney's performance is stellar, despite being low on dialogue; I was enthralled by the character. This is a modern-day story of the The samurai.

Having said all that, the simple linear premise and the serenity of this film can let your attention wander during the 1 hour and 45 minutes this plays out in, but if you are as captivated as I was by the initial scenes and frantic scrabbling trying to put the handful of jigsaw pieces you are given together in some sort of meaningful way you will be entertained. Short on dialogue but long on atmosphere, The American will divide its audience. All I can say is be patient and bear with it and you stand a good chance of enjoying a very arty tale!
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26 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous slow-burning European film 3 Mar 2011
Format:DVD
If you're expecting a brash American blockbuster with George Clooney wise-cracking his way through it, think again.

This ia a very European film, beautifully observed, beautifully filmed, slow moving and sometimes low on dialogue. George Clooney gives a superb, subdued performance as the insular assassin hiding out in stunning Italian countryside. The Italian and Belgian leading ladies are also superb - and ever so sexy.

I feel this is a marvellous film, one of the best of 2010. However, I accept that some movie-goers would have preferred a brash guns-and-explosions American extravaganza, and those people are likely to be a little puzzled and perhaps even slightly disappointed. This film probably has more in common with "Cinema Paradiso" than with "Ocean's Eleven". A teen movie it ain't.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars This film endgame was a bit of a let down 3 Mar 2013
Format:DVD
It started off OK , and was looking forward to it. However it had an ending that took a bit of figuring out, and when you did it was a bit silly really.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Killer
The story about a hired killer, He retreats to Italy after a job goes slightly wrong and not the way intended, so while he is there he meets a rather beautiful woman , well do I... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars cracking
no sex(at least not really) no swearing but what a great film with beautiful scenary but with a deadly story-great
Published 3 months ago by jellybean
1.0 out of 5 stars non thrill no action nothing!
is a boring story without any action. the full story is nonsense. we bought this film reading the headline but the reality is a film made to exploit george clooney fame. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rusconi Patrizia
5.0 out of 5 stars A Slow Burning Fuse
Not the usual George Clooney vechicle, after seeing him in his Fying High role with Vera Farmiga anmd many others with more than a touch of comedy, this is out of a different... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. J. A. Bentley
5.0 out of 5 stars jumpy dvd
excellent film but the dvd "skipped" a bit however i had seen half the film and wanted to see the rest .
so for the price it did not spoil my enjoyment.
Published 6 months ago by A. S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great! Not an action movie!
I think people may be expecting an action film because of the poster and plot description. Maybe this is why the film gets negative reviews sometimes. Read more
Published 8 months ago by jamo
1.0 out of 5 stars awful and very dull
A very dull film. It tries to be an arty film, but the story is dull and the scenery is also very bland. A lot of scenes watching George Clooney not doing anything. Read more
Published 11 months ago by bukowski
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2.0 out of 5 stars Save Yourself (It's too late for me ...)
I bought this DVD for a budget price. Sometimes, if a bargain SEEMS too good to be true, it IS too good to be true. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Sordel
2.0 out of 5 stars Stretching credibility
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