With Daniel Craig hanging his hat as James Bond, there’s plenty of speculation and opinions about who should become the next actor to take on that popular role. The same style of rapid edits proves disorienting, even annoying when applied to other scenes, as when the plot is laid out in voiceover. The combat choreography is helped by chop/chop quick cuts that are both exciting and easy to follow. Particularly exciting are the hand-to-hand combat fights, much more than the instances where guns are used. It’s all fast-edited and thrillingly shot, as “Assassin Club” careens from one set-piece to the next with admirable verve. No matter since action is what counts here, and the film delivers on that front. All of it is supposed to add a sense of gravity to the proceedings but just ends up complicating what should’ve been a straightforward shoot-’em-up. There are a few more characters than needed, a few too many betrayals and setbacks to keep track of. That’s still not as egregious as the convoluted plot that demands too much attention from the audience for what is supposed to be an easy, breezy bit of escapism. Dunn’s script wants to create a lead character the audience can root for, but it’s so implausible that this killer should have a conscience that it’s hard to argue when another assassin makes fun of him for it.
Bringing uncommon sensitivity to such a role, Golding’s character might be a killer, but his girlfriend (Daniela Melchior) is a school teacher and he only kills bad guys - or so he thinks.
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