28/33
The performance moves the setting to the current era
Scenario
The Jackal is an elusive assassin who makes his living by carrying out hits for the highest reward. He soon meets his match in a tough British intelligence officer who tracks him down in an exciting cat-and-mouse chase across Europe. The "Day of the Jackal" The novel is set in 1963 and featured the assassination of then French President Charles de Gaulle.
Remake of Day of the Jackal (1973)
I noticed the strong comment on "where did we go wrong? The casting of Redmayne was a perfect choice for a remake of a classic. The big mistake was giving the lead female role to Lashana Lynch, a female MI6 agent.
He finds this role inexperienced
It’s like she was trying hard to impress and draw less attention to her character role, which should have gone to a more experienced actress. They should have cast a more confident and experienced actress like Christine Adams. I will admit that the rest of the cast was okay and the acting was decent.
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The story and production were spot on for me and stuck to the action scenes with Redmayne. I was tempted to fast forward the Lashana Lynch parts because they got really annoying. The "Silo" new season; is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.