Review of Assassin

Judging by some of the reviews here, there are still quite a few viewers who don't know about Bruce Willis's aphasia condition, and that his appearance in movies over the last three or four years have mainly served to boost a film's box office appeal. That's why he has only limited screen time, even when top billed as a principal character. Willis actually appeared genuinely alert in his role here as tech mogul Valmora, and I'd have to say that the concepts explored in the story are quite interesting. They would make for an excellent script in the hands of a skilled writer who could take them and fashion a reasonable story out of the lot. What you have here though, is a feeble attempt at identity switching and memory contamination that winds up being almost silly. The bathtub gimmick itself leads one to question 'why'? The resolution to the story is a real puzzler and difficult to follow, and as with most of his recent pictures, Bruce Willis isn't even around to figure in the denouement. I try to maintain some balance between respect for Willis and his medical condition and the quality of the films he appears in, and this one sadly, doesn't serve well for his final screen appearance.