The Courier
Directed by:
Hany Abu-AssadScreenplay:
Michael BrandtCinematography:
Antonio CalvacheComposer:
Nima FakhraraCast:
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Josie Ho Chiu-yee, Til Schweiger, Miguel Ferrer, Lili Taylor, Mark Margolis, Mickey Rourke, Tom Proctor, John Gabriel Rodriquez (more)VOD (1)
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The Courier (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) has earned his nickname through a remarkable ability to track down individuals and deliver messages and packages. The Courier is particularly prized, in certain circles, for his refusal to ask questions or query the legality of the material he carries. However, when he is handed a package by a branch of the Russian mafia and asked to deliver it to an especially notorious underworld figure, The Courier's skills will be tested to the limit. He believes he has made a breakthrough when he gets in contact with Maxwell (Mickey Rourke), a former associate of the elusive figure he is seeking, but how far can Maxwell be trusted? (Entertainment One)
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In my opinion, The Courier is not as bad as people say. I liked the fact that the story honors all the rules of the good old rough school of Marlowe and co. and moves forward in that "look for someone, find someone, get/give them something, learn something from them, look for someone again..." way. Jeffrey Dean Morgan was hugely likeable in the lead role, his charming co-star Josie Ho (and their relationship) deserved more space, while Mickey Rourke just can't play normal people anymore and probably won't. Yes, there are some pretty lame scenes in the film (the worst is the cliché walk through the police station), but they are balanced by some good parts, like the opening or the torture in the bathtub, which is on the level of the Coens or Tarantino. I liked the slightly open ending.
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