With Charisma To Spare, Tilda Swinton Enlivens the Otherwise Listless ‘Killer’

Director David Fincher displays the same efficient, meticulous, almost soulless approach to filmmaking that his titular character does toward murder.

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Michael Fassbender as an assassin in 'The Killer.' Courtesy Netflix.

If ever a hitman is assigned to knock me off, I hope he has more personality and zest for life than Michael Fassbender’s character in “The Killer.” Narcissistically, I would like to think that the person tasked with killing me would be a charming man or woman and that somehow my life’s value would gain in stature in proportion to my assassin’s allure. With any luck, the hired gun would also miss, leaving me not only glamorous by association but still alive as well.

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