Journal Of A Contract Killer Movie
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No witnesses, No feelings, No mercy...
Stephanie Komack was a high-class hooker and assassin for the Italian Mob. Now working in London as a waitress, and a single mother to her seven year old daughter, the Mob track Stephanie down and persuade her to do one last job. The hit goes wrong and Stephanie soon realises the stark reality of her failure. They snatch her daughter as punishment, but didn't figure on Stephanie's capacity for revenge! Inspired by true events, JOURNAL OF A CONTRACT KILLER is the gripping story of a woman driven to turn on her paymasters with devastating consequences.
| Justine Powell | Stephanie |
| Adam Leese | Sam |
| Jake Canuso | Alessandro |
| Marco Gambino | Franco |
| Heather Bleasdale | Sarah |
| Isabella Damiano | Zoe |
| Michele Damiano | School Teacher |
| Bill Sheehan | Journalist |
| David Janson | Producer |
| Lianne Marie Harding Williams | Franco's Girl |
| Michele Autorino | Alessandro's Minder |
| Tony Maylam |
9.99 out of 10 (94 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Good & Different
posted on 24 Apr 2009As the last reviewer said, this is not your average Hollywood show. It's a cold, calculated look at the life of a contract killer. There's not much emotion - after all, killers need no emotion - and this comes through in the film. It's a simple tale, told simply with unknown but good actors. One reviewer said we are not introduced to the characters. Well, for the first twenty minutes we basically have a monologue of the main character describing her life, her loves and all the important characters in the film. What more do you need??? Apparently it's based on real life and that's what you get here - no Hollywood soundtracks to add to the ambiance. Perhaps the only criticism I have is that the main character is so devoid of feeling that it's hard to believe she loves her child. Perhaps that could be explored a little more. But something different to watch. Give it a try -- you might be pleasantly surprised.
Cheap production, No tension, No interesting characters
posted on 03 Feb 2009While a cheap production isn't necessarily a bad one, this movie lacks to introduce the characters, actually it doesn't introduce them at all.And so you will have a hard time developing any relationship or care for the actors.While the idea for the movie is a good one, I love movies about contract killers..This production lacks any love, intelligence, fun and joy....and you see it in the movie.The movie is just boring, it's not worth to waste any more words on it.I am not sure why it won two prizes.Maybe the other movies were even worse. Or there were no other movies. Probably that.
Prostitutes, Mafia & Contract Killers what more could you ask for..
posted on 11 May 2008Well, let's just say that there was more life and entertainment value in the corpses than the actors doing the killing. This film needed a bigger budget than the £35 they seemed to have spent on this load of old cod's-wallop.This could have been a very, very good film, if only the director had had a clue to what he was doing, editing is all over the place, the sound track through out the movie was heavy handed and completely unnecessary in places.I think the biggest problem with this movie is that the majority of the dialogue is delivered in a manner of someone reading from idiot-boards, in a very dull monotone sort of way.The one bright spot in this movie was Jake Canuso who played Alessandro, a schizo mafia thug in the best tradition of movie mafia thugs. Good Job..Don't waste your time with this, it will only encourage them to make something else even more banal.You've been warned...
A breeze of fresh air in the movie landscape
posted on 24 May 2009From the comments that I see on this board,it seems that some people have a problem with anything that is not the "usual" Hollywood fare. This movie kept me on my seat for the duration of it.I could name a few "big budget" movies where after a 20 minutes I felt like getting up and having a beer. "Journal of a contract killer" is quite remarkable,meaning that with a very good story,some unknown actors and the right director you can create something to remember.That's quite an achievement nowadays where just the marketing budget of some truly horrible movies (that you watch once and never again),mostly coming from,where else,the USA,is more than the budget for this movie.Well,enough said,I will recommend this movie to all my friends.