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Summary

Action comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. A small-town stoner discovers he is actually a former government assassin, and is now being hunted by CIA agents.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Victoria Luxford

The stoner comedy gets a new, violent twist as slacker Jesse Eisenberg is unwillingly thrown into a high-octane battle with the government when he discovers he is a highly trained assassin whose memory has been wiped. From a tender, humorous beginning the film leaps into action and becomes a surprisingly traditional action movie, with the very witty script interjecting less than it perhaps should. Eisenberg wanders through in a haze of bewilderment, with an innocence it's hard not to like and capitalises on his great chemistry with on-screen girlfriend Kristen Stewart. Topher Grace goes all out as the villainous government official on their tail, turning up the energy too high at points. It may lose its thread towards the blood-spattered finale, but the two effective leads spearhead a fast, amiable comedy that never outstays its welcome, and will be great fun for fans of films such as 2008's Pineapple Express.

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Cast

rolenameMike HowellJesse EisenbergPhoebeKristen StewartAdrian YatesTopher GracePetey DouglasTony HaleRoseJohn LeguizamoKruegerBill PullmanLaugherWalton GogginsVictoria LasseterConnie BrittonSheriff WattsStuart GreerOtisMichael Papajohn

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rolenameDirectorNima Nourizadeh

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Theatrical distributor

Entertainment

Released on

2015-09-04

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing, drug abuse.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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