In 2007 the first report on David Fincher’s planned film The Killer appeared. 2007! The iPhone was announced this year. Amazon released the Kindle e-reader. And a company called Netflix appeared on the scene. Almost 16 years later, the group no longer sends DVDs, but finances films. David Fincher’s comic adaptation is one of them.
The contract killer story with Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton celebrated its premiere in Venice. So much is anticipated: One second of The Killer captivates more than anything The Gray Man, Red Notice and co. have to offer.
Michael Fassbender’s contract killer makes a momentous mistake
After the disappointing Hollywood story Mank, Fincher is back on familiar territory. The black-and-white pictures have said goodbye, back are the chilly blue and the sour yellow that Fincher fans long for like the living room on a rainy November Wednesday.
The killer (Fassbender) is holding one Opening monologue like the protagonist from Fight Club, he explains his philosophy, the difference between a morning in Paris and one in Berlin. Meanwhile, he drives away the boredom and high tension of his current job. But this one goes wrong. The killer misses the mark, setting off a chain reaction with his unsatisfactory work. First she meets people who are close to him, then he looks for those responsible.
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In fact, it’s a wonder that David Fincher’s new film hasn’t booked and star-rated hit-and-runs via an app yet. Fassbender’s Assassin introduces himself as the John Wick of the gig economy. He rents a coworking space for his job. He escapes from the scene of the crime on a rideshare moped and the nameless man cracks electronic locks with the help of an online shop and Packstation.
The Netflix film offers purged thrills
The adaptation of a French comic by Matz and Luc Jacamon positions the craft of death in the globalized service society. Today’s freelance killer optimizes himself with yoga and breathing exercises to satisfy his clients. What is staged irony-free in The Killer. The thriller isn’t lacking in humor, but when it comes to the portrayal of the work, Andrew Kevin Walker (Seven)’s script, written by Andrew Kevin Walker (Seven), shows Fincher’s hallmark attention to detail. After watching the film, one will inevitably wonder if the next best electric scooter was also a witness to an assassination.
From these observations of (killing) processes, the thriller develops a nerve-wracking atmosphere. Fassbender’s character organizes the work so neatly that after a while you expect a ricochet everywhere, causing the feared disorder. Not since Panic Room has Fincher made such a streamlined genre film.
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Major Netflix productions like The Gray Man send interchangeable characters to undefinable locations to chase them through bumbling action scenes. The killer, on the other hand, is firmly rooted in our present and its metropolises, from an outstanding fight scene and not to mention meticulously orchestrated murders and burglaries. The work was worth it.
The Killer will be released in the Netflix catalog on November 10, 2023.