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Asher (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Asher

| image = Asher poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Michael Caton-Jones

| producer = {{startplainlist}}

  • Ron Perlman
  • Josh Crook
  • Kirk Michael Fellows
  • Adam Folk
  • Joseph Mensch
  • Brian Wilkins

{{endplainlist}}

| writer = Jay Zaretsky

| starring = {{startplainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| narrator =

| music =Simon Boswell

| cinematography = Denis Crossan

| editing = {{startplainlist}}

  • István Király
  • Tomi Szabo

{{endplainlist}}

| distributor = Momentum Pictures

| released = {{film date|2018|10|04|Sitges Film Festival|2018|12|07}}

| runtime = 94 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

}}

Asher (titled Hitman: Redemption in the UK) is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring Ron Perlman in the title role. It was written by Jay Zaretsky.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/famke-janssen-asher-movie-michael-caton-jones-1202078603/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428172908/http://deadline.com/2017/04/famke-janssen-asher-movie-michael-caton-jones-1202078603/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 28, 2017|title=Famke Janssen Joins Cast Of Michael Caton-Jones' Movie 'Asher'|first=Anita|last=Busch|date=27 April 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=16 August 2017}}

Premise

Asher is an Israeli former Mossad agent turned gun-for-hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it is too late, he must kill the man he was, for a chance at becoming the man he wants to be.

Cast

Production

Filming began in the Syracuse, New York, area in August 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/08/movie_filming_syracuse_ron_perlman.html|title=New Ron Perlman movie 'Asher' filming scenes in Syracuse; see the cast|author=|date=August 2017|website=syracuse.com|accessdate=16 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://cnycentral.com/news/local/movie-scenes-being-filmed-in-syracuse-neighborhood|title=Movie scenes being filmed in Syracuse neighborhood|first=Michael|last=Benny|date=14 August 2017|website=cnycentral.com|accessdate=16 August 2017}}

Reception

=Box office=

The film grossed $2,846 with home DVD sales plus $1,290 home Blu-Ray sales for a total of $4,145 domestic video sales.{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Asher-(2018)#tab=summary |title=Asher (2018) |publisher=The Numbers, Nash Information Services, LLC |accessdate=10 October 2019}}

=Critical response=

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/asher|title=Asher|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web |title=Asher Reviews |work=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/asher |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=10 October 2019}}

References

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External links

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Category:2018 films

Category:American action thriller films

Category:American action drama films

Category:Films set in the 21st century

Category:Films shot in New York (state)

Category:2018 action drama films

Category:2018 crime action films

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