Contract to Kill

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Movie Info

Harmon is a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team--seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp--he flies to Istanbul and uncovers a brutal plot: Islamic extremists plan to use Sonora drug-smuggling routes to bring deadly weapons, and leaders, into the U.S. To prevent an attack on America, Harmon must turn these two savage forces against one another before his time--and his luck--run out.

Rating:

R (for violence, language and brief sexuality)
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Drama
Directed By:

Keoni Waxman
Written By:

Keoni Waxman
In Theaters:

Dec 9, 2016 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Feb 28, 2017
Runtime:

90 minutes
Studio:

Lionsgate

Cast

Steven Seagal
as John Harmon

Russell Wong
as Matthew Sharp

Jemma Dallender
as Zara Hayek

Critic Reviews for Contract to Kill

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (5) | Rotten (5)

Longtime fans will want to avoid Contract to Kill and instead dig out their old DVD copies of Under Siege and Above the Law.

Dec 15, 2016 | Full Review…

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
Top Critic
It's clear Seagal is no longer limber enough to whip all the ass that's flung at him.

Dec 9, 2016 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Odie Henderson
RogerEbert.com
Top Critic
The script from writer-director Keoni Waxman ... confuses a stream of expletives for wit. There's little help from Seagal, who delivers lines like, "I'm interested. Tell me more," while sounding completely bored. We know the feeling.

Dec 8, 2016 | Full Review…

Kimber Myers
Los Angeles Times
Top Critic
Overall, he gives the kind of performance traditionally associated with stars who died during filming. And yet, Seagal is in almost every scene.

Dec 8, 2016 | Rating: F | Full Review…

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
AV Club
Top Critic
Seagal doesn't even look good when he breaks arms or chucks heavies down flights of stairs.

Dec 7, 2016 | Full Review…

Simon Abrams
Village Voice
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