the gunman

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2515034

the gunman is sean penn's entry into the whole assassin-on-international-stage genre.  i liked the grittiness and his essential humanity, but i think he played up the concussion thing too much.  it seemed to serve no purpose other than to give the bad guys an advantage to key moments.  i would have been happier if they had just made him an agent instead of a superagent with an obscure disability.  or hell, just make him a superagent, those are fun to watch, too.  superagents are allowed get old, you know.  they get the job done more with thinking ahead and knowing what tricks to play than by having perfect aim and incredible physiques.  it is fine, that is still entertaining.  i would also have been happy if he had essentially revisited the photographer character from walter mitty and just given him a gun.  i mention it because i felt like they were halfway there already.  what was sean penn doing while walter mitty was chasing him around, anyway?  probably shooting thugs.

the gunman gets two red flags.