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Jan 23, 2013 · The action scenes come across as flat, uninspired and often too grisly for their own good. Worst of all, the film is flat-out dull — everything seems to take three times longer than it should and lacks the tautness a film like this needs to succeed. The best things about "Parker" are the two lead actors. Although working with material that is ...
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Parker is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by John J. McLaughlin. Starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez, the film is adapted from Flashfire, the 19th Parker novel written by Donald Westlake under the pen name Richard Stark. Primarily set in Palm Beach, Florida, Parker marked a departure for ...
- John J. McLaughlin
- Taylor Hackford
- Flashfire, by Donald E. Westlake
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Mar 3, 2021 · Directed by Taylor Hackford, ‘Parker’ is an action thriller based upon Donald Westlake’s novel, ‘Flashfire.’ Westlake has written multiple books based upon the character of Parker — a professional thief operating with his set of moral codes. The action-packed adventures of Parker are brought to the silver screen with considerable style. The film follows Parker, […]
Mar 7, 2013 · Parker – review. The Stath goes looking for payback, J-Lo falls in love with him, and proceedings remain broadly uninteresting. T aylor Hackford's Parker is based on the 1999 crime novel ...
PARKER is a crime thriller based on an acclaimed series of books about a hard-nosed professional thief with his own code of ethics. In this story, the title character is betrayed by his new gang and left for dead. Parker tracks them down to a small house in ritzy Palm Beach, Florida. They plan to steal $75 million in jewels at a fancy auction.
- Taylor Hackford
- Jason Statham
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Smile is a 2022 American psychological supernatural horror film written and directed by Parker Finn in his feature directorial debut.Based on Finn's short film Laura Hasn't Slept (2020), it stars Sosie Bacon as a therapist who witnesses the bizarre suicide of a patient, then goes through increasingly disturbing and daunting experiences that lead her to believe she is experiencing something ...
