a5c7b9f00b After a publisher changes a writer's debut novel about a deadly assassin from fiction to non-fiction, the author finds himself thrust into the world of his lead character, and must take on the role of his character for his own survival. An excellent comedy that stays consistent all the way through. What you see in the first 5 minutes is what you get throughout – with a few plot twists. Great acting, with all parts receiving their own dose of comedy. Was very relieved to see absolute lack of reverence – no serious stuff in here. No moral messages. No deep emotive relationships. Just good writing, good pace, totally entertaining. A great vehicle for Kevin James, who hams up this role with real comedic style. In some ways similar to Night and Day with Tom Cuise and Cameron Diaz, although more of a goofy guy comedy than a romantic one. If you enjoyed Night and Day, you'll very likely enjoy this one as well. So I decided to waste an hour and thirty minutes of my life on Netflix's newest film courtesy of their deal with Adam Sandler to put out six "original" movies, the first two being "The Ridiculous Six" and "The Do-Over", which haven't garnered a warm exception from critics but did very well with Netflix's audience, so now here we are with "True Memoirs of an International Assassin", and surprisingly it ain't too bad, it's definitely not good, solid, nor decent but it's a step up from the other two films, probably because Adam Sandler is nowhere to be seen. The direction from Jeff Wadlow is decent, the editing is surprisingly really good, and Kevin James is not a bad actor, but this is nothing more than an average, cliché action comedy that mostly falls flat on its face, it's a bit of a shame though because the premise is an interesting one that could have been done better with a more focused team behind the scenes. Ultimately, True Memoirs of an International Assassin isn’t entertaining enough to recommend, but it’s certainly not the torturous experience of recent James vehicles like “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” or “Pixels,” and parts of it actually work.
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