 | jeromereviews1994 January 29 |  An assassin on his last assignment travels to Fuerteventura to kill a man he's never met. American Star is directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego a director who may not sound familiar at first but if you like at his work he's directed a few recognizable movies (bad ones but still recognizable) such as Apollo 18 (2011) and Open Grave (2012).
The two most noteworthy things about American Star are Ian McShane's performance which is quite great, he gives this quiet performance who plays the typical old hitman type of role but he does it well just enough to make his performance noteworthy. The other thing is The Final Countdown by Europe makes an appearance (a guitar version) and that scene was pretty okay. I respect the movie for trying to tell a slow burn hitman type of story something that we don't quite often see, however the story itself is very forgettable and isn't exactly told in a way to get the viewer on board. The pacing ends up being a bit too slow, I do think the rest of the act from the cast is decent enough but nothing that you are going to walk away remembering. There are some genuinely nice shots here that are actually quite beautiful, but the movie stays on these shots for a little bit too long that it starts to become obnoxious. There was definitely something that was trying to be said here about confronting your violent life from the past and I definitely think that would have made for an interesting movie if the story wasn't so blandly written. American Star is available on all VOD platforms. 5/10 C | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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