I've been looking forward to the Anton Corbijn-directed, George Clooney-starring thriller The American for a while, and the new trailer doesn't disappoint. Not only is it beautiful, spare, and visually striking, but it appears to be a big-budget feature version of "The Economist," one of my favorite episodes of Lost.
In case you forgot, that'd be the Season 4 flash-forward episode that finds assassin Sayid abroad, contracted by a mysterious, never-seen voice on the phone to perform some sort of shadowy hit. Complicating matters is when he falls in love with a beautiful blond European (played by Thekla Reuten).
So what do we see in The American? Well, it appears that assassin George Clooney has been sent abroad, contracted by a mysterious, never-seen voice on the phone to perform some sort of shadowy hit. Complicating matters is when he falls in love with a beautiful blond European (still played by Thekla Reuten).
Homage? Coincidence? I don't care. Just give me a Michael Emerson cameo and my ticket's bought!
VERDICT: Sold.
The American [Yahoo]