The Contract (2006/I)

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Katz (written by) &
John Darrouzet (written by)

Release Date:

23 November 2006 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

Every Killer Meets His Equal.

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...

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Bare Butt | Father Son Relationship | Boy | Female Nudity

Cast

Morgan Freeman	...	Carden
John Cusack	...	Ray
Jamie Anderson	...	Chris
Alice Krige	...	Miles
Megan Dodds	...	Sandra
Corey Johnson	...	Davis
Jonathan Hyde	...	Turner
Bill Smitrovich	...	Wainwright
Anthony Warren	...	Royko
Ned Bellamy	...	Evans
Thomas Lockyer	...	Johnson
Gary Whelan	...	Stanfield
Ian Shaw	...	Michaels
Atanas Srebrev	...	Rodrigues
Maynard Eziashi	...	Robbins

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:R (certificate #41683) | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Contract Productions

Goofs:

Errors in geography: At around 38 minutes into the movie, when Johnson gives their coordinates via radio to Davis, he says "40.083 North, 25.55 West". That's in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, between Europe and North America. Washington state, where the movie is supposed to take place, lies approximately between Western longitudes 117 and 124 and Northern latitudes 46 and 49.

Quotes:

Frank: I'll be coming for you. Depend on it.

Movie Connections:

References Gunga Din (1939)

Soundtrack:

You Thought

Not enough suspense

This film is about the chase between cops, assassin's associates, assassin and an ex-cop.

The plot is very simple. Run, run and run. Apart from the constant displacement, there is really not much more to the film. As a result, there is no room to develop the characters. The dialog is weak. The only line that had some depth was when Chris exclaimed that he never thought his father listened to him.

The suspense looks too artificial. Why must they climb down the cliff in pouring rain? Is there really no alternative route? The editing was not tight enough to allow the suspense to sustain. Female nudity is put into the film in such a way that seems totally out of place and unnecessary.

In the end, Morgan Freeman's and John Cusack's characters developed respect and sympathy for each other. This could have been portrayed in more detail.

The only redeeming feature is the beautiful scenery. The valleys and waterfalls are breathtaking.