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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Rapp stares directly into the camera while the final scene is setting up a SequelHook.
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* IncrediblyObviousTail: Victor is unbelievably inept at observation. The only thing he could've done to give himself away even more is carry a big-ass neon sign with "Hey, look! I'm an undercover agent!" over his head.
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* TheMole: [[spoiler:Annika]] is actually working for the Iranian intelligence services.
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* CreateYourOwnVillain: [[spoiler:Ghost, the actual BigBad, was a former agent under Hurley's purview before he was apparently left behind enemy lines. [[BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil The torture he endured there made him slightly... unhinged]].]]
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* WesternTerrorists: Ghost, who has a serious axe to grind with the US. Learning how it came to pass actually turns him into one of the more sympathetic characters in the film, which is pretty strange when one considers that [[spoiler:he's the BiggerBad]].
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* {{Squick}}: Hurley [[spoiler:biting off parts of Ghost's ear, ''chewing on it'', then spitting it in his face]]. Ew.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: Ghost]] subjects [[spoiler: Hurley]] to this, using a variety of methods.
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* EnemyMine: How [[spoiler:Rapp's and Annika's]] working relationship could be summed up after the latter's true allegiance is revealed.
* EveryCarIsAPinto: Rapp makes a car explode just by driving it into a narrow tunnel until it gets stuck. No, really, that's all it takes.
* EnemyMine: How [[spoiler:Rapp's and Annika's]] working relationship could be summed up after the latter's true allegiance is revealed.
* EveryCarIsAPinto: Rapp makes a car explode just by driving it into a narrow tunnel until it gets stuck. No, really, that's all it takes.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Annika]] shoots [[spoiler:herself]] in the head to deprive Ghost of his hostage, allowing Rapp to take him out. The circumstances quickly turn it into a SenselessSacrifice as far as the mission is concerned, but since the person in question is heavily implied to be a DeathSeeker by that point, at least they got what they wanted.
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* ShipTease: There's some light teasing going on between Annika and Rapp, but nothing ever comes of it.
* {{Squick}}: Hurley [[spoiler:biting off parts of Ghost's ear, ''chewing on it'', then spitting it in his face]]. Ew.
* {{Squick}}: Hurley [[spoiler:biting off parts of Ghost's ear, ''chewing on it'', then spitting it in his face]]. Ew.
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* ArtisticLicenseNuclearPhysics: Fission weapons, no matter how powerful they might be, don't create a giant vacuum zone that looks like a black hole before exploding. They just explode. The only weapon that's known for even approximating such an effect are aerosol bombs, and they don't work like this either. Chalk it up to the RuleOfCool.
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* {{Jerkass}}: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Every. Single. Male. Character]] with a major role in the film is one. No exceptions. Makes it very hard to sympathize with any of them most of the time.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: Granted, the greater plot had already been running in the background by that point, but Rapp's fiancee dying in an Islamic terrorist attack on a Spanish beach resort is what eventually ropes him into it.
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Rapp's fiancee exists solely to be killed about three minutes into the prologue.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: A bladed variant, with Ghost hitting Rapp in the face multiple times with the handle of his knife during their final fight, even while the latter is defenseless, instead of...y'know, stabbinghim.him.
* WouldHitAGirl: Ghost has no compunctions about punching Annika in the face with his fist. Made worse by how he gave Rapp a mere two pimp slaps earlier.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: A bladed variant, with Ghost hitting Rapp in the face multiple times with the handle of his knife during their final fight, even while the latter is defenseless, instead of...y'know, stabbing
* WouldHitAGirl: Ghost has no compunctions about punching Annika in the face with his fist. Made worse by how he gave Rapp a mere two pimp slaps earlier.
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* BeardOfSorrow: Rapp apparently grew one in the 18 months after his fiancee's death. [[spoiler:Emphasis on 'apparently' - he actually grew it to infiltrate the Islamic terrorist cell that was directly responsible for her death.]]
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* NukeEm: The plot mostly revolves around the theft of weapons-grade plutonium and the nuclear weapon someone is sure to build with it. It gets a bit more complicated from there. [[spoiler:The bomb actually detonates in the finale and inflicts some damage, although not nearly as much as it could have without the protagonists' intervention.]]
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* RevengeBeforeReason: Might as well be the film's TagLine. ''Every'' main character is out for someone's blood and will happily jeopardize the mission and their own life in their drive for revenge. Predictably, many of the movie's most idiotic moments can be traced directly to this issue.
* TimeSkip: Eighteen months pass between the prologue and the actual events of the film.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The fact that [[spoiler:the nuke goes off and hits a US Navy fleet]] was heavily featured in the trailers to the point that [[JustHereForGodzilla many viewers cite it as their sole reason for watching the film]].
* TimeSkip: Eighteen months pass between the prologue and the actual events of the film.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The fact that [[spoiler:the nuke goes off and hits a US Navy fleet]] was heavily featured in the trailers to the point that [[JustHereForGodzilla many viewers cite it as their sole reason for watching the film]].
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* INeverToldYouByName: A variant, as [[spoiler: Annika]] refers to Ghost by name despite having never been told it before. This leads Rapp to correctly guess that they're not who they say they are.
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* CompositeCharacter: Victor is a combination of both Victor and Roberts from the novel.
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* ChekhovsGun: Rapp [[spoiler: utilizing a BarehandedBladeBlock against Victor is seen again during his fight with Ghost. As well as Hurley's proper instruction on how to stab someone.
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* ChekhovsGun: Rapp [[spoiler: utilizing a BarehandedBladeBlock against Victor is seen again during his fight with Ghost. As well as Hurley's proper instruction on how to stab someone.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: A bladed variant, with Ghost hitting Rapp in the face multiple times with the handle of his knife during their final fight, even while the latter is defenseless, instead of...y'know, stabbing him.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: A bladed variant, with Ghost hitting Rapp in the face multiple times with the handle of his knife during their final fight, even while the latter is defenseless, instead of...y'know, stabbing him.
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* Fingore: [[Spoiler: Hurley's]] fingernails are ripped out during the above-mentioned torture scene.
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* BadassGrandpa: Hurley, who's still an excellent fighter despite his age.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: Ghost]] subjects [[Hurley]] to this, using a variety of methods.
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* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: The film bypasses the [[spoiler: hand-to-hand fight between Rapp and Hurley when the two first meet in the book, with Hurley simply letting Rapp stay when the latter ''suggests'' the idea,]] which could be seen as a let-down consider how heavily it was featured in the [[TrailersAlwaysLie trailer.]]
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* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: The film bypasses the [[spoiler: hand-to-hand fight between Rapp and Hurley when the two first meet in the book, book (also currently serving as the page quote), with Hurley simply letting Rapp stay when the latter ''suggests'' the idea,]] which could be seen as a let-down consider how heavily it was featured in the [[TrailersAlwaysLie trailer.]]
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*AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: Victor in the novel is a sadistic trainer who is used by Hurley to push and taunt new recruits, while in the film he actually ''is'' a new recruit, passing the tests and participating in the initial mission. He's still a Jerkass, though.]]
*NegatedMomentOfAwesome: The film bypasses the [[spoiler: hand-to-hand fight between Rapp and Hurley when the two first meet in the book, with Hurley simply letting Rapp stay when the latter ''suggests'' the idea,]] which could be seen as a let-down consider how heavily it was featured in the [[TrailersAlwaysLie trailer.]]
*RecklessGunUsage: Rapp storms the targets at a shooting range ''while other shooters are firing at them.'' This earns the disgust of others around him, and quickly gets him [[RealityEnsues kicked off the range.]]
*SpecialEffectsFailure: The CGI depiction of military technology such as helicopters and Naval vessels are...tenuous at best.
*AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: Victor in the novel is a sadistic trainer who is used by Hurley to push and taunt new recruits, while in the film he actually ''is'' a new recruit, passing the tests and participating in the initial mission. He's still a Jerkass, though.]]
*NegatedMomentOfAwesome: The film bypasses the [[spoiler: hand-to-hand fight between Rapp and Hurley when the two first meet in the book, with Hurley simply letting Rapp stay when the latter ''suggests'' the idea,]] which could be seen as a let-down consider how heavily it was featured in the [[TrailersAlwaysLie trailer.]]
*RecklessGunUsage: Rapp storms the targets at a shooting range ''while other shooters are firing at them.'' This earns the disgust of others around him, and quickly gets him [[RealityEnsues kicked off the range.]]
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-->-- '''Mitch Rapp''', ''Film/AmericanAssassin''
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Clearly what was meant to be the first in a [[TrilogyCreep series]] of action films ([[InNameOnly pretty tenuously]]) based on the [[Creator/VinceFlynn books series]] and starring Creator/DylanObrien and Creator/MichaelKeaton. Following the success of franchises like Film/TheBourneSeries and Film/CasinoRoyale the story focuses on troubled young man Mitch Rapp and his desire to kill terrorists all around the world after one killed his girlfriend before his very eyes. Mentored by Chuck Hurley, he and an elite team of assassins must travel the globe to save it form destruction.
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-->-- '''Mitch Rapp''', ''Film/AmericanAssassin''
''American Assassin''
Clearly what was meant to be the first in a [[TrilogyCreep series]] of action films ([[InNameOnly pretty tenuously]]) based on the [[Creator/VinceFlynn books series]] and starring Creator/DylanObrien and Creator/MichaelKeaton. Following the success of franchises likeFilm/TheBourneSeries ''Film/TheBourneSeries'' and Film/CasinoRoyale ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}'' the story focuses on troubled young man Mitch Rapp and his desire to kill terrorists all around the world after one killed his girlfriend before his very eyes. Mentored by Chuck Hurley, he and an elite team of assassins must travel the globe to save it form destruction.
The film mimics the gritty, realistic style of recent spy films likeFilm/JohnWick ''Film/JohnWick'' or Film/TheBourneSeries ''Film/TheBourneSeries'' and is memorable for its fast-paced, rapid fire action sequences, as well as stunning visuals and impressive cinematography.
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Clearly what was meant to be the first in a [[TrilogyCreep series]] of action films ([[InNameOnly pretty tenuously]]) based on the [[Creator/VinceFlynn books series]] and starring Creator/DylanObrien and Creator/MichaelKeaton. Following the success of franchises like Film/TheBourneSeries and Film/CasinoRoyalethe Film/CasinoRoyale the story focuses on troubled young man Mitch Rapp and his desire to kill terrorists all around the world after one killed his girlfriend before his very eyes. Mentored by Chuck Hurley, he and an elite team of assassins must travel the globe to save it form destruction.
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->''"My guess is, if you and I go hand to hand you could probably figure out inside twenty seconds whether or not if I have what it takes to make through your selection process. So, what do you think?"''
-->-- '''Mitch Rapp''', ''Film/AmericanAssassin''
Clearly what was meant to be the first in a [[TrilogyCreep series]] of action films tenuously ([[InNameOnly pretty tenuously]]) based on the [[ books of the same name]] and starring Creator/DylanObrien and Creator/MichaelKeaton. Following the success of franchises like Film/TheBourneSeries the story focuses on troubled young man Mitch Rapp and his desire to kill terrorists all around the world after one killed his girlfriend before his very eyes. Mentored by Chuck Hurley, he and an elite team of assassins must travel the globe to save it form destruction.
The film mimics the gritty, realistic style of recent spy films like Film/JohnWick or Film/TheBourneSeries and is memorable for its fast-paced, rapid fire action sequences, as well as stunning visuals and impressive cinematography.
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->''"My guess is, if you and I go hand to hand you could probably figure out inside twenty seconds whether or not if I have what it takes to make through your selection process. So, what do you think?"''
-->-- '''Mitch Rapp''', ''Film/AmericanAssassin''
Clearly what was meant to be the first in a [[TrilogyCreep series]] of action films tenuously ([[InNameOnly pretty tenuously]]) based on the [[ books of the same name]] and starring Creator/DylanObrien and Creator/MichaelKeaton. Following the success of franchises like Film/TheBourneSeries the story focuses on troubled young man Mitch Rapp and his desire to kill terrorists all around the world after one killed his girlfriend before his very eyes. Mentored by Chuck Hurley, he and an elite team of assassins must travel the globe to save it form destruction.
The film mimics the gritty, realistic style of recent spy films like Film/JohnWick or Film/TheBourneSeries and is memorable for its fast-paced, rapid fire action sequences, as well as stunning visuals and impressive cinematography.
So far, there one film in the series:
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* ''Film/AmericanAssassin'' (2017)
