Assassin's Creed (2016)

Assassin's Creed (2016)

2016 PG-13 140 Minutes

Action | Adventure | History | Science Fiction

Lynch discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. After g...

Overall Rating

3 / 10
Verdict: So-So

User Review

  • Assassin's Creed unfortunately does not break the curse of video game adaptations. Now, I have played the first game for about an hour...and then turned it off never to be played again. I'm not a fan of the game series, but I always give films a chance. Oh Luke, you never learn. Not sure how to even explain the story, it was that much of a mess. Essentially a murderer, who has descendants that are part of a creed of Assassins during the Spanish Inquisition, must synchronise with a machine that allows him to retrace memories of his ancestor. This is so that an organisation, in which the boss is part of the Templars, can find the Apple of Eden. I'm not going to bore you anymore, because frankly after watching this I myself have become bored. This really was an underdeveloped mess. The story makes no sense. I was questioning to myself (on multiple occasions) "what the heck is going on!?". The motives of every character were absurdly shady and ambiguous that I didn't care for them. The final act was so mind numbingly tedious that I felt myself saying "...I don't even care anymore. Everyone just kill yourselves so I can go to bed. Thanks!". It's just messy. The editing was horrendous, just full of quick cuts constantly. The action was very hard to follow occasionally due to the rapid cuts. Then add the overabundance of dust, weird bright lighting and hooded attire...*sigh* congratulations, you have made action boring and nonsensical. The cast was unusual. Not to say they were bad, in fact all of them did the best they could with what they were given. Fassbender physically was excellent and tried to add some emotional depth. Cotillard was miscast. Gleeson wasn't even used. Irons was the typical menacing antagonist as always. Such a talented cast that were let down by lazy script writing. The fight choreography was well performed (from what I could see) and I loved the long swooping takes that follow the eagle. Really gives a sense of grandeur that the landscape provides. Ultimately though, Assassin's Creed just wasn't good.