American Star

American Star

An assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people and a ghostly shipwreck. Instead of following protocol he stays. But when the target returns, the world has shifted. Before everything was simple, now nothing is.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 107 minutes
  • Genre: Mystery, Thrillers
  • Stars: Fanny Ardant, Andrés Gertrúdix, Thomas Kretschmann, Adam Nagaitis, Ian McShane, Nora Arnezeder, Sabela Arán
  • Director: Gonzalo López-Gallego
 Comments
  • gingebaggy - 27 June 2024
    Worth your time
    A slow burning, character study that reminded me of The American with George Clooney. Not everyone's cup of tea but Ian McShane plays a plausible assassin sent to complete a task which results in somewhat predictable complications. Direction is bleak at times but I really liked the loneliness that it produced. There is a quiet certainty of the plot which doesn't stretch the viewer, alongside wide views of the volcanic Fuetreventura landscapes plus the wreckage of the liner foreboding McShanes characters inevitable lack of desire to carry on in his job, I think the film really works and given the previous really low scores I think it definitely deserves a watch, if only to redress the balance.
  • ThatDoesntMatter - 4 February 2024
    A relaxing holiday with a twist
    A movie that lets you breathe.

    Wonderful cinematography, not just because of Fuerteventura, every shot had deliberation and beauty.

    A movie that takes the time, how very luxurious, how relaxing, how satisfying.

    You wonder how it will turn out, there is tension underneath, and not everything is explained.

    (why did Ryan sleep with her, why did he allow photographs, had he planned to kill her anyway).

    I don't like French films or French acting, so Fanny Ardant and her role as it was written was a redundant nuisance, the only bad thing in a good movie.

    The double twist at the end was not what I had expected, but also not surprising or shocking as it happened. More like consequence, and an ending to things. A man does a job, and then does something personal. Hard to explain. He had lived a little after having forgotten to live, and then he avenged the killing of the person that taught him how to. And then he ends it.

    This is for people that like to watch good cinematography, beautiful landscape, and a story unfold, with foreboding and misgivings, but where the lead character stays strong. My take on it.