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The assasin sent to Paris had the most awkward movements I've ever seen


He seemed to move like a robot. Did not look natural at all.

This is the guy who jumped out the window.

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Ah yes, the window jumping guy. That dude was out there, huh? Then again, he could have been trained to be... robotic.

As odd as he may have been, his “inhuman” presence made him the perfect movie assassin in my book. Or you know, perhaps he was a robot and in future films we’re going to find out that all the assassins, including THE Bourne we all know, are actually androids. Hehe.

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Yeah, I always thought it so over the top and ridiculous. So many other subtle/stealthy options that would have been much more effective but nope, he figured the old swinging through a glass window on a harness, wildly firing a machine gun outta do the trick.

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The first movie played up to the idea that the assassins were trained robots taking pills and lacking individuality.

It made the film a little cartoony and was rightly dumped by Greengrass for the far superior sequel.

The scene when he deliberately throws himself out the window was absurd.

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I wouldn't say the sequel was superior. But my main gripe is with the shaky cam action from Greengrass.

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