According to a Wilmington review of the film , Ronin was Frankenheimer 's best piece of work in over 10 years and , even though The Manchurian Candidate had more invention .
In this regard , Ronin is perceived to be Frankenheimer 's last well received motion picture : Wilmington called it his best theatrical film in decades despite lacking the `` blazing invention '' of The Manchurian Candidate , while Stephen Prince deemed it his `` end-of-career masterpiece .
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