Director Justin Kurzel
Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons
Rated M
Score 4/6
When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society.
For the record yes I am familiar with the game universe that the movie universe is set in, though I have not played all of the games in the Assassin’s Creed universe. For the most part Assassin’s Creed is watchable and it really would surprise me if the Assassin’s Creed fan-boys bring about the metaphorical decapitation of the Director that you would usually expect from a comic book movie (it should be noted that Justin Kurzel is an Australian). Though that being said I believe that the only director to bring the best ‘movie-game’ in recent years is Ilya Naishuller with his movie Hardcore Henry. My only real problem with the plot of the movie was with how the ‘Apple of Eden’ was used as a plot device to rid the world of violence. When violence is a by-product of humans are being too scared, proud or reckless. Just a little more thought might of been needed to use the plot device in the right way.
It was good to see a couple of familiar faces where cast in the movie and Michael Fassbender gave the kind of performance that you would expect from him. However, it gets a little interesting when you look at the characters that belong to the Templar Order, from the point of view of somebody who is unfamiliar with the franchise’s universe. Jeremy Irons’ character Alan Rikkin who seems to exist in the story’s grey areas, rather than the more traditional good or evil.
I suppose now would be the time where I would bitch and moan about the fact that Assassin’s Creed received a PG-13 rating in America. I really should stop this complaining because I understand why this is done and I might even agree on some level. I suppose considering this is the foundation for the film franchise (and it’s an almost a certainty that there will be sequels) there was a limit to how dark things could get and the opening sequence put a firm limit on it.
