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Widower Ray Keene (John Cusack) is a father who wants to bond with his son on a trip to the wilderness. At the same time Frank Cordell (Morgan Freeman), a freelance assassin being taken under guard by the FBI, crashes into a river after a rescue attempt by his men. Rescued by Keene, Cordell tries to plead for his freedom, but Ray feels duty calling him to return Cordell to justice. Unknown to Ray, Cordell's men are on his trail and closing in.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By fivestarfrankie
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This is quite a good thriller, good direction, universally well acted. While the quality of the story wold not rival Shakespeare it is more than fit for purpose. I was intrigued by how many of the cast had appeared on UK spy TV series Spooks after this film. if anyone knows I'd love to hear why, assuming its not pure coincidence.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By J. S. Meins
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How much longer will I continue to watch films on the basis of John Cusack starring in them? He's always great to watch, but for every Grosse Point Blank or Being John Malkovich there's a Pushing Tin or Americas Sweethearts...it really is luck of the draw what you end up with.
The Contract firmly falls into the latter camp in that it is basically First Blood meets The Fugitive...but minus the tension and plus a diabolical script. Its not a fun film like ConAir but its watchable because Morgan Freeman and Cusack are great actors, but unfortunately nothing they do makes any sense at all. I am writing this review 10 mins after watching it because I know I will have forgotten everything about it tomorrow morning. Even the makers seem to forget what they're doing by the end, and the whole premise for the film - PE teacher (I kid you not)Cusack performing a citizens arrest on fugitive Freeman - just falls by the wayside like a deflating balloon...which, ironically, is the noise I wanted to make as the credits rolled up.
The Contract firmly falls into the latter camp in that it is basically First Blood meets The Fugitive...but minus the tension and plus a diabolical script. Its not a fun film like ConAir but its watchable because Morgan Freeman and Cusack are great actors, but unfortunately nothing they do makes any sense at all. I am writing this review 10 mins after watching it because I know I will have forgotten everything about it tomorrow morning. Even the makers seem to forget what they're doing by the end, and the whole premise for the film - PE teacher (I kid you not)Cusack performing a citizens arrest on fugitive Freeman - just falls by the wayside like a deflating balloon...which, ironically, is the noise I wanted to make as the credits rolled up.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Jason Thorne
Format:DVD
I don't know where to start with this film it was really poor there wasn't really a story. To say you had two very good actors in the film I would be ashamed that my name was on the front of the DVD cover. This could have been a very good film the foundations where set but it lacked that cutting edge and it was very short around about 85 minutes. If the mother-in-law is staying with you over the weekend like mine was and you need to get out the room because you've seen and heard enough of her I suppose it's worth a watch otherwise stay clear.
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NO EXIT STRATEGY
Major Frank Carden (Morgan Freeman) is the leader of a group of well paid hitmen. His job takes his to Washington state. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Michael
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The Contract [Blu-ray]
Yet another excellant film from Morgan Freeman. Anybody who admires this talented actor will not be disapointed with this action film. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. M. Roberts
2.0 out of 5 stars
would give 'made for tv' a bad name
Look at the cast, how can this not be a great film, it has Morgan Freeman and John Cusack, everyone loves them, and Alice Krige and Bill Smitrovich two of the most under-rated... Read more
Published 4 months ago by tallmanbaby
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Great dvd
Always wanted this dvd but kept forgetting to look it up on-line. Very pleased with the price and serivce. Thanks
Published 4 months ago by wigglesfield
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Good, Watchable Thriller
There are a lot of negative reviews on Amazon regarding ''The Contract'', but I didn't think the film was bad at all. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Ghost
4.0 out of 5 stars
wrong aspect
hello the film is quit good the only problem is the aspect is only 1.85:1 on the UK print and the US print is in the correct aspect of 2. Read more
Published on 8 May 2011 by Howard Rollinson
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Under rated movie!
After reading the other reviews of this movie I almost did not watch because I have found that the average ratings on Amazon are usually spot on. Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2010 by A. Sweeney
4.0 out of 5 stars
Autopilot but gets you to the destination
I watched this after having read some of the reviews fully expecting it to be dire and found that it was well structured and mildly enjoyable. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2009 by J. I. De Beresford
1.0 out of 5 stars
No Stars For This One
Would love to start this review with a synopsis but, sadly, there isn't really anything to tell about this film and I find it near impossible to summarise this abysmal story but... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2008 by Chatterbox
2.0 out of 5 stars
Pointless
If you really like John Cusack, this will just about while away a couple of hours. But it's very predictable stuff. I watched this a few months ago and I can't remember any of it.
Published on 29 Jun 2008 by shpadoinkle
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