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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Bruce Beresford
Writers (WGA):
Stephen Katz (written by) &
John Darrouzet (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 November 2006 (Israel) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | Crime more
Tagline:
Every Killer Meets His Equal. more
Plot:
Ray Keene, a father who wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, is trying to bring Carden, a world-class assassin to justice... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
"The Contract" - Blu-ray review
 (From Movie Jungle. 26 November 2008, 1:57 AM, PST)

User Comments:
What a disappointment more (83 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Morgan Freeman ... Major Frank Carden

John Cusack ... Ray Keene

Jamie Anderson ... Chris Keene
Alice Krige ... Agent Gwen Miles

Megan Dodds ... Sandra

Corey Johnson ... Davis
Jonathan Hyde ... Turner

Bill Smitrovich ... Police Chief Ed Wainwright
Anthony Warren ... Royko
Thomas Lockyer ... Johnson

Ned Bellamy ... Evans
Gary Whelan ... Agent Stanfield
Ian Shaw ... Michaels
Atanas Srebrev ... Rodrigues
Maynard Eziashi ... Agent Chuck Robbins
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Sofia, Bulgaria more

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Trivia:
According to Bruce Beresford in a book he wrote, Steven Seagal asked for a supporting role but was declined. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Ray is showing Sandra how to use the pistol, he says that "this gun has no safety... just pull the trigger." This model revolver does have a slide safety located just in front of the grip on the left side. more
Quotes:
Turner: Bobby Fischer would be proud of that move.
[just before being checkmated]
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References Gunga Din (1939) more
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29 out of 48 people found the following comment useful.
What a disappointment, 5 May 2007
3/10
Author: Georg Zechner from Graz, Austria

This film was a real let-down for Cusack and Freeman fans alike.

A movie doesn't have to have a large cast, doesn't need to include special effects, it can be good even if it runs for only 83 minutes and is set mostly in the woods- but in this case it just didn't work.

There are so many movies that come to mind while watching this one, déjà-vu all the time.

The plot is also very predictable and nothing much happens.

The only good thing is the scenery but the talents of the two stars are waisted here.

They did succeed in putting some Starbucks and Sony product placements in there though, even if the setting almost didn't allow for it.

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