Silly, Sick And-But Very Entertaining

Rating: 8/10 (18 March 2011)

I loved the first half of this film, then it got a little silly with the predictable Hollywood anti-CIA/government agenda but, overall, it was still a very entertaining film with wild characters. It's definitely something not to be taken the least bit serious, just enjoyed as a dark comedy with a fast-moving story and a good amount of action and intrigue.
John Malkovich - no surprise - steals the show with his wacked-out, paranoid character "Marvin Boggs." Like Johnny Depp, Malkovich is very good at playing strange-but-always-interesting characters.
As mentioned, the messages are suspect, to say the least (i.e. professional killers are good guys once they aren't connected to a country. Heck, that's what are here and they just love killing, especially the old lady in this film played by the hard-looking Helen Mirren.) The cast is extremely deep and they're all fun to watch, not just Malkovich.
Silliness aside, it's still an enjoyable film that thoroughly entertains, from start to finish.