The Contractor

Kiefer Sutherland tells us about working with Chris Pine, what he didn't know about the way the military worked, and more to help promote his new thriller.

I've shot a lot of people, and I've been shot a lot over the course of my career. And so it's going to have the tone of "The French Connection," it's going to have a realistic tone that I think really separated it and allowed you to kind of absorb the information in a very realistic way. What was really interesting is it's one of the things that I've done a lot of, right?

The Contractor detailed a harrowing journey for Chris Pine's James Harper that led to a heartbreaking ending.

His wife, Brianne, was also scared of potential tragedy, and he had to prove to her and their son, Jack, he would always be there. Over the years, a scarred James kept seeing other soldiers take their lives, often wondering if he would end up like his dad. James was hesitant to go back home, but he couldn't abandon his family as his father did to him. After an emotional argument about how they were used as mindless assassins, James confessed he had info proving Salim was making a vaccine, not a virus. Eventually, James staved off assassination attempts and used a fake passport to get home, only to discover Mike alive at home with his family. As a result, James needed quick cash to take care of his family, resulting in him signing up with his former colleague and best friend Mike (Ben Foster) for a private contracting gig.

The Contractor casts Chris Pine as a former soldier who finds himself in the center of a deadly conspiracy in this fast-paced but predictable ...

While The Contractor doesn’t deliver much in the way of surprises, fans of this particular sub-genre of action-thrillers might enjoy the film’s by-the-numbers take on a well-worn narrative. When a mission goes awry and James finds himself on the run and targeted for elimination by the same private firm that hired him, it calls into question everything he believed about his flag, his faith, and his priorities. The lethally adept soldier who finds himself questioning his loyalties when he’s forced to battle a corrupt threat from inside his own government is a role nearly every leading man in Hollywood has played at one point or another.

The action thriller The Contractor stars Chris Pine, and fans of the star, as well as the genre, are most certainly eager to learn if they can watch it on ...

The Contractor is available in theaters and on-demand starting April 1, 2020. The lack of sought-after endeavors is never an ideal situation. On a covert mission overseas, enemies are everywhere, trying to kill him as he attempts to make his way back home.

"The Contractor" represents the third movie that actors Chris Pine and Ben Foster have made together.

Pine has to work through his guilt over taking a private military gig, and he and Foster definitely have some stuff to work out before the movie's over. Whether you're looking for news and entertainment, thinking of joining the military or keeping up with military life and benefits, Military.com has you covered. "The Contractor" represents the third movie that actors Chris Pine and Ben Foster have made together.

Movie review of THE CONTRACTOR starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, JD Pardo, Kiefer Sutherland, Sander Thomas.

Not every viewer will agree on the implications of certain plot beats, but sadly, we all now know exactly what is likely to happen in a planetary pandemic. THE CONTRACTOR would be easier to parse if it were not tackling the inherently controversial topic of private military contractors. Without getting into spoilery specifics, it’s hard to discuss exactly why THE CONTRACTOR’s efforts at moral ambiguity and redemption don’t play as seems intended. James wants to stay in the military, the only career he’s ever wanted or known. THE CONTRACTOR is a movie where it’s difficult to know what the filmmakers are trying to say. A more cynical reading is that they are trying to add depth and topicality to a standard action subgenre.

Don't call James Harper a mercenary. He's an Army Ranger—or was, 'til they kicked him out for all the painkillers in his blood. Ironic, given that he needed ...

Directed by Tarik Saleh. Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Florian Munteanu, and Kiefer Sutherland. The-Contractor-1-600x901.

As the only remotely prominent female presence here, it’s a shame that Gillian Jacobs is meanwhile given so little to do as the typical suffering wife; she doesn’t want James doing contract work, and that’s about the extent of her character. It all builds up to a rushed-yet-predictable final plot twist and fitfully entertaining shoot ’em up showdown, albeit one that paints in corners we’ve all spent far too long looking at within the genre. Sergeant James Harper (Chris Pine) is honourably discharged from the U. S. Special Forces after failing a drug test.