Ronin (1998)
Genre: Action / Crime
Duration: 121 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom / United States
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Stars: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno and Natascha McElhone
IMDb score:
7,2 (208.434)
Releasedate: 25 September 1998
Ronin plot
"Your ally could become your enemy."
In a world where no one is loyal and loyalty can be bought, IRA agent Deirdre assembles a team of mercenaries for a covert mission. Sam, Gregor, Vincent, Spence and Larry. The mission: to steal a mysterious briefcase, whose and to whom is unknown, but that all parties are willing to kill for the contents is clear.
Actors and actresses
Sam
Vincent
Deirdre
Gregor
Larry
Seamus O'Rourke
Spence
Jean-Pierre
Mikhi
Natacha Kirilova
Reviews & comments
Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
It had been a long time since I last saw this Ronin. Nice thriller crime film with De Niro and Reno in the lead roles. Nice chemistry between the two. Very nice car chases in the streets of Paris and Nice. Good structure and atmosphere. In fact, everything is there to make a decent action picture without much fuss. It's a film that doesn't really excel at anything or set itself apart from a similarly decent film. Entertaining that is, and interspersed with the necessary dose of tension and mystery about the gray suitcase. Nice to see you again.
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coumi
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- 1472 messages
- 12484 votes
Released in theaters on a fairly large scale at the time, and when I saw it again recently, I wasn't bored with it. Reasonable action film by the never subtle Frankenheimer, which relies on three very spectacular-looking car chases (the rest of the action is very banal, seventies level). The story is deliberately blurry (what's in that briefcase we'll never know to our graves, which hurts anyway), and there are quite a few plot holes and improbabilities in Ronin. Form is clearly more important than content, so a rather empty but also exciting film. Intriguing while it lasts, but in the end also insignificant, especially suitable for those who have a warm heart for the real protagonist, Paris.
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