THE AMATUER

Remi Malik stars as Charles Heller, a CIA decoder driven by revenge after his wife is k*lled in a ter*orist attack in London. Taking justice into his own hands, he embarks on a mission to track down the four criminals responsible for her death, and goes rogue from the agency. He soon realises the combat isn’t his strong suit and has to call on other skills to achieve his agenda. The CIA want Charles stopped and send in Colonel Henderson (Laurence Fishburne) to capture him. Charles and the CIA use a lot of fancy computer tech to constantly outsmart each other, most of which isn’t anywhere near believable, particularly his last act in the Baltic Sea. Although Charles is meant to be fueled by grief and vengeance, he comes across as emotionally detached and one-dimensional. The pacing is slow and I got bored halfway way through. Another film that had promise but lacked premise. Amateur two hours.