THE ASTOR REVIEW

Based on the novel A Very Private Gentleman, The American is a slow-build thriller about a conflicted man whose life is increasingly determined by his experience as an anomalous presence in constantly foreign surroundings. Tara Judah

IMDB SYNOPSIS

Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Pavel that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde, is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto and pursues romance with local woman Clara. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.