Vince Flynn’s “American Assassin” books and ... the latter having at one point been attached to direct the film. Made for a relatively modest budget, the movie’s financial equation ...

the biggest opener of the weekend was American Assassin. The Lionsgate/CBS Films offering, a frankly mediocre action movie throwback ... just this sort of lower-budget star vehicle that Hollywood ...

The movie, an adaptation ... “Get Out.” “American Assassin,” directed by Michael Cuesta, carries a relatively modest $30 million budget. It also features Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar and ...

This film doesn’t want it’s catharsis to get too complicated. “American Assassin” can’t capture ... Cuesta seems to have saved most of his budget for a big CG sequence at the climax ...

When it’s as faux-political as American Assassin, the answer just might be yes. Built for action, like its title character, the movie packs a muscular, bloody punch, but mainly it’s a well ...