I remember seeing the original trailer for the 1998 Robert DeNiro film Ronin, and dismissing the movie as simply another two hours of car chases, gun fights and explosions. I recently discovered that to some extent I was correct, but there is a fairly ...
Pros: Outstanding detailed screenplay; outstanding performances; tight direction; beautiful production design Cons: Some might find it too violent and/or complicated
Mercenaries never get a good rep in the movies. They always come off as cold-hearted, inherently evil guys who enjoy killing people for money. Maybe they're not really so vile in reality, maybe they're the same flesh-and-blood people as everyone else. ...
Pros: Lots of fun. Another De Niro tour-de-force. Cons: Pryce and McElhone's accents get a little thick at times. (Hint: subtitles).
The Cold War's over. It was fun while it lasted. In the crummy rump-end of Paris a group of unemployed cold warriors meet in a little bar for a job interview. Robert De Nero plays Sam, nobody in this movie has a last name, a former CIA officer who ...
Pros: Spectacular car chase sequences and technically effective film. Cons: Ex-samurai analogy aside, it's not really that deep.
My favorite part of Ronin is not the deft cinematography and sound that capture the grim nature of the shadowy world populated by terrorists, organized crime, and ex-spies. Not is it the believable yet spectacular action sequences - well paced ...
Pros: Intriguing storyline, well-acted and great chase scenes. Cons: Takes a little while to get going.
There's a scene early in Ronin where we get the feeling of where this movie is going. We see Robert DeNiro walking down a Paris street to a cafe of sorts where a meeting is going to take place. We see the other meeting guests arrive and we watch as ...
Pros: Robert-Freaking-De Niro and the meca of movie car chases, Jean Reno Cons: could have better music, more elaborate plot
Anything with Robert De Niro or Jean Reno in it is worth watching. Put them both in the same movie, and you now have a 'must-see'. This was a great action flick that didn't overdo it. All of the stunts were well done and very sophisticated.
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Pros: Great acting, great car stunts and chase scenes, nitty-gritty feel Cons: double-cross and triple-cross plot gets confusing
Ronin is a hard movie to describe. You'll either love it for its multi-level complexity and great car stunts, or you'll hate it for the extended chases and "convoluted" double- and triple-cross that completely defies understanding by "mere mortals"....
This movie has the sort of élan that is lacking in most Hollywood blockbusters.
JOHN FRANKENHEIMER: the director of the Manchurian Candidate, made good use of cross-cutting techniques and *real*, not bluescreened car scenes. During the...
Pros: An excellent cast of characters, superb and depthful plot, a brilliant movie Cons: Some dragging scenes, some hard-to-follow dialouge and details at times
Many productions seen in 1998 were less than stellar, many movies by the end of the nineties were showing a decline of originality while others were pinnacles of their time. When Ronin released, it introduced some of the highlights we’ve been missing in...
Pros: It's got De Niro in it, the chase scenes, the supporting cast. Cons: I would've liked to know what was in the briefcase the time.
"Ronin" is a sly, stylish action flick with all the right ingredients to entertain. Director John Frankenheimer (Reindeer Games) brings a new, smartly crafted movie that's a nice break from the usual action films coming our way.
Pros: Great car chases, gun fights and casting Cons: A confusing plot.
This is a geat film for those with a shory attention span because while the plot may seem confusing, the premise is probably pretty simple. Robert De Niro is the main guy, a mercenary required for work in Paris along with other similarly empoyed...
Pros: Great action movie - it brings brains back along side the brawn! Cons: None that I can think of...
"Ronin" is the new film that puts a European twist on the action genre. It stars Robert DeNero as the lead of a selected group of trained men who are immediately assembled at the beginning of this movie and sent out on a mission to find a silver...
Pros: good locations in parice and niece,best car chases since frensh connection Cons: to many plottwists
Ronin takes us to the south of France.
A few men,who don't know eachother,de Niro,Reno,Stellan Skargard,Sean Bean and Jonatgan Price are send after a case.
Their journey takes them from Paris to marseille.
Meanwhile they get involved with...
The main reason to watch this movie is for the awesome car chase scene in France. The driving is just fantastic! They do a little “dance” in a tunnel that will make your palms sweat. I heard about this movie from a Car & Driver 10 Best car film list....
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