In fact, his name is not Eduardo, or even Jack. He is not L'americano, he is American. Killer from afar.
Like every killer who wanted to retire, he traveled from icy Sweden to a small town in the sun-drenched mountains of Abruzzo in Italy in order to avoid vendetta. There are only gray-white stone houses stacked on top of each other along the terrain. The highest point is the bell tower of the church, and the melodious bells will spread throughout every corner of the town every time they arrive. The city is full of twists and turns paved with gravel, with countless holes and forks. You never know if someone suddenly pops out of the corner ahead.
His room is tidy and monotonous. There is nothing extra except for the necessary beds and workbenches. Looking out the window is the road leading to the town, and every car can be seen clearly with a telescope. He does only two things every day, exercise and go to a restaurant called "Del Monte" for a cup of coffee. Perhaps one more thing could be added-waking up from a nightmare in the middle of the night. Although occasionally he would be taken as a guest by an enthusiastic priest, he knew he didn't belong here, he was just a passerby.
The peaceful reclusive life may continue like this until he takes over a business deal given to him by the "Pope" Papo and organizes guns for others.
He is not only a heavy and calm killer, but also a skilled gunman. It’s just that his callous hands are only suitable for killing people. He has nothing to do with machines such as vending machines. He often laughs at himself "I'm not good at machine".
He conscientiously assembled an accurate sniper rifle for the female killer, a murder weapon that can shoot any prey within a range of 150 meters in 5 seconds.
But danger also followed. Someone was hovering in the shadow of the corner, and unknown footsteps sounded behind him. He woke up from nightmares more and more frequently, and could only go to the brothel to relieve the pressure.
Like every cliché story, he met a woman named Clara there, who only slept with her every time he went to the brothel. Until one day, she invited him to meet, in a different place, a suitable place for dating.
He found the small pistol she was hiding in her handbag, and almost thought she was with the killers who followed her. He had a picnic by the raging river. He almost hurt the killer, but later proved that she was just to prevent those who were specifically staring at her. The perverted killer of prostitutes.
He finally made sure that his monotonous life was mixed with other colors, a touch of love. So he told Papo that this was his last task. Like every killer who wanted to quit the arena, he also gave himself a killing order.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, unless people are gone.
On the parade street, he found her, and he told her that he would take her along. From then on, you can only rely on someone around you.
As they hugged tightly, he heard gunshots from a distance.
But no one fell, he didn't, and she didn't. Everything around him was as usual. The game team was still bustling, and people didn't notice.
Only one figure rolled down from the roof in the distance.
Maybe he will eventually die under the gun he made by himself, just like the first victim on the blade after the ancient swordsmiths exhausted all their lives to create a great sword. Maybe this is glory, but it is not the result he wants.
So he made some tricks on the gun and handed it over to the female assassin. The blocked cavity of the gun caused the mercury bullet to be fired from the reverse direction, headshot with one shot.
He wanted to know who was going to kill him, so he asked her to take the money and go first and wait for him by the river.
The dying female assassin said the name of the person behind the scenes, perhaps he had already guessed it, only a gunshot was needed to prove it. He said to the priest who rushed in: "I'm sorry, Father." Thank you for the hospitality you have always given to this stranger, and sorry for the killings brought to this quiet town. Now it's time to end.
The winding path was actually very suitable for ambushes. He heard the sound of shooting behind him, but the opponent was old and did not kill his opponent in the first shot. He pronounced his death sentence in a duel between two top killers. He turned and fired, one shot in the forehead, one shot in the heart, and the shot was deadly.
He staggered towards his car and wanted to go to the place agreed with her. He didn't know if he could support it until that time, but he had to go.
Perhaps in the dark, he would think of the words he said at the priest's table: "I don't think God is very interested in me, Father." The
Lord loves the world, but every killer will die.
Because life is the Shura field. It’s not God’s territory, it’s Satan’s jurisdiction.
You could not doubt the existence of hell, you live in it. It is place without love.
After the question: Many people criticized this film for being too slow and not intense enough. Maybe they watched it with the expectation of watching a hot and exciting killer action film. I admit that I thought it was at the beginning, but after watching it I found that this kind of slowly telling the story of a killer is also what I like, and it is more suitable for a person to taste quietly in the middle of the night. The human touch revealed by a cold-blooded killer may be even more touching.
There are not many mountains in central Italy. In this film, there is a special charm. The director gave many perspectives to show the original appearance of the town and the surrounding landscape. Although it is not magnificent and majestic, it also has a kind of ancient tranquility, just like the one built on the mountainside. The small town above seems to have been expanded from medieval paintings, serene and calm, full of historical dust.
Geoge Clooney's acting skills in the film are quite regular and did not show too much tension. Perhaps this is also limited by the role-a taciturn killer, but the role of this kind of talk is really rare for him, no Consistently noisy, this uncle is also a charming uncle.
As for the plot, it is another story about a killer who wants to retreat from the rivers and lakes. It may seem really clichéd, and Hong Kong movies on this subject have been used a lot, so everyone is familiar with it. Disappointment is inevitable, but the lazy background music plus Italian mountain views, plus a killer, is my favorite tune.
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