The film tries to add an element of sophisticated socio-political comment on the type Jason Statham head-busting shoot-em-up, but only end up draining it of excitement visceral. Killer Elite is less a thriller than a brain wasting time performance with small claims.
In a performance that stubbornly to elaborate on the character of steel, a scowl, all cases Statham stars as an elite Special Air installer old eager to leave the company killed. Statham yearn for a simpler life, less violent, but when the mentor of Robert De Niro is kidnapped, he is forced back into action as an extremely effective professional killer. De Niro to win freedom must Statham killing three officers conducted under the direction of Clive Owen unfortunately mustachioed.
Killer Elite aspires to a level of moral ambiguity beyond its control fragile. Director Gary McKendry want to explore the complexity of killing in the name of preventing bloodshed, but the amount of moral and political elements to little more than a facade. In a long 105 minutes, aristocrats of crime behind, as long as their own figures seem to be prepared to stop. The third act is full of dramatic statements that all conspiracies and the killing must stop, the characters are clearly bored with the double cross and the complications that the audience is likely to be. Elite murderer ends with a warning widely acknowledged that his statements to be based on a true story are suspect. This is disappointing finish in a film full of them.
