Here in England this movie was released DTV & titled "Hitman's Redemption" which does sound alot better than "Asher" & i had to get it as I'm a big Ron Perlman fan, he's a fantastic B-movie actor who always makes the movie worth seeing just because he's in it, well he's actually a magnificent actor & one of my all time favourites (Top 5) & it's so nice for the big guy to get a big juicy lead role as this as Asher.
Perlman is so good in his role here he's actually magnificent & his best performance in my opinion!!!! Ron is sweet, charming & gentleman-like in his role as the ageing hitman named Asher, a man of Brooklyn, an interesting guy & is matched with the fantastic Famke Janssen really is a beautiful thing in this movie.
"THE PEARL" as he is known has been a huge part of my movie-loving-world as i grew up watching Cartoons where Ron voiced many of the characters (Bonkers, Batman the animated series 90's) & i didn't even realise & film wise my first big introduction to the Cool Badass was the extremely underrated, but my favourite of the franchise, ALIEN: RESURRECTION way bk in 1997 & from there i was a fan.
Ron stole the whole movie with his role as Johner in ALIEN: RESURRECTION & he did it that again years later with his role as Reinhardt in the superior sequel BLADE 2!!!! The grizzled tough badass is a scene stealer or in those particular cases a Movie stealer!!!
Ron is an underrated treasure within the movie world & as i said was a big part of movie geek world growing up & i always check his flicks out just because he's in it. Like William Sadler & Robert Patrick & Tom Atkins & Will Smith & Dan Aykroyd & Chevy Chase, dude means alot to me.
"ASHER" is Ron's best performance & he's magnificent on screen & effortlessly Cool, funny & decent just like he is in real life (Read his Outstanding Book, Easy Street: The Hard Way) Ron is king guy but no idiot, he will stand up for the little guy & i love him for it & his unique filmography.
Ron gives such a superb,gentle & almost sweet performance as Asher, he portrays his aging Assassin as a lonely, quiet man who looks at his skills as just a job & that's it but this job has cost him a real life & he's very lonely with no wife or kids, he just has his job that he's excellent at but now age is catching up with him & he doesn't know what to & with this amazing little character study we have a delicate love story that slowly unfolds with two troubled, lost & very lonely souls. The writing here is beautiful & really touched me. This is a lovely film that is part hitman crime Thriller & part sweet love story & all put on screen perfectly!!!
Famke Janssen is also fantastic as Sophie another lost & tragic soul living in the big city who befriends Asher & their relationship is really moving & sweet & her performance is a powerhouse one!!!!
The cinematography is stunning.
The old jazz musical score is beautiful & so well suited to this old Assassin going about his business like he's still just holding on to the old days but everything is changing.
There's so much heart & soul to this little Noir type Thriller that has good humour as well as it's lovely tender moments & some kickass brutal scenes that are thrilling & exciting, Ron should've got some sort of an award for his performance!!! Some things really do get better with age.
A beautifully crafted old fashioned crime thriller.
Perlman is so good in his role here he's actually magnificent & his best performance in my opinion!!!! Ron is sweet, charming & gentleman-like in his role as the ageing hitman named Asher, a man of Brooklyn, an interesting guy & is matched with the fantastic Famke Janssen really is a beautiful thing in this movie.
"THE PEARL" as he is known has been a huge part of my movie-loving-world as i grew up watching Cartoons where Ron voiced many of the characters (Bonkers, Batman the animated series 90's) & i didn't even realise & film wise my first big introduction to the Cool Badass was the extremely underrated, but my favourite of the franchise, ALIEN: RESURRECTION way bk in 1997 & from there i was a fan.
Ron stole the whole movie with his role as Johner in ALIEN: RESURRECTION & he did it that again years later with his role as Reinhardt in the superior sequel BLADE 2!!!! The grizzled tough badass is a scene stealer or in those particular cases a Movie stealer!!!
Ron is an underrated treasure within the movie world & as i said was a big part of movie geek world growing up & i always check his flicks out just because he's in it. Like William Sadler & Robert Patrick & Tom Atkins & Will Smith & Dan Aykroyd & Chevy Chase, dude means alot to me.
"ASHER" is Ron's best performance & he's magnificent on screen & effortlessly Cool, funny & decent just like he is in real life (Read his Outstanding Book, Easy Street: The Hard Way) Ron is king guy but no idiot, he will stand up for the little guy & i love him for it & his unique filmography.
Ron gives such a superb,gentle & almost sweet performance as Asher, he portrays his aging Assassin as a lonely, quiet man who looks at his skills as just a job & that's it but this job has cost him a real life & he's very lonely with no wife or kids, he just has his job that he's excellent at but now age is catching up with him & he doesn't know what to & with this amazing little character study we have a delicate love story that slowly unfolds with two troubled, lost & very lonely souls. The writing here is beautiful & really touched me. This is a lovely film that is part hitman crime Thriller & part sweet love story & all put on screen perfectly!!!
Famke Janssen is also fantastic as Sophie another lost & tragic soul living in the big city who befriends Asher & their relationship is really moving & sweet & her performance is a powerhouse one!!!!
The cinematography is stunning.
The old jazz musical score is beautiful & so well suited to this old Assassin going about his business like he's still just holding on to the old days but everything is changing.
There's so much heart & soul to this little Noir type Thriller that has good humour as well as it's lovely tender moments & some kickass brutal scenes that are thrilling & exciting, Ron should've got some sort of an award for his performance!!! Some things really do get better with age.
A beautifully crafted old fashioned crime thriller.