Assassins ★★½ 1995 (R) Stallone gets to play elder statesman in the very deadly rivalry between two contract killers. Robert Rath (Stallone) is the man—number one with a bullet—whose reputation has caught up with him. Hot-headed Miguel Bain (the ever-smoldering Banderas) wants to off Rath and assume the position of top hitman. Caught in the middle of this macho posturing is surveillance expert—and potential murderee—Electra (Moore). It's Stallone to the rescue but his character pays more attention to Pearl, Electra's pampered Persian cat than to the lovely lady herself. But then romance isn't what this film is about—and director Donner does know his action. 132m/C VHS, DVD. Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore, Anatoly Davydov;
Director:
Richard Donner;
Writer:
Brian Helgeland, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski;
Writer:
Vilmos Zsigmond;
Cameo:
Mark Mancina.
