The Courier

"Don't shoot the messenger."

2019 1h 39m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 588

ActionThrillerAdventureCrime

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Ezekiel Mannings, a vicious crime boss, is out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier to unknowingly deliver a poison-gas bomb to slay Nick, but after she rescues Nick from certain death, the duo must confront an army of ruthless hired killers in order to survive the night.

“Don't shoot the messenger.”

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Cast

Olga Kurylenko
The Courier
Gary Oldman
Ezekiel Mannings
Dermot Mulroney
Special Agent Roberts
William Moseley
Agent Bryant
Alicia Agneson
Agent Simmonds
Amit Shah
Nick Murch
Craig Conway
Agent Parlow
Lee Charles
Fripp

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zackary Adler
Writers: Nicky Tate, Andy Conway, Zackary Adler
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zackary Adler, shot by Michel Abramowicz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tim Despic. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nick McCahearty shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman and Dermot Mulroney carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Don't shoot the messenger.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8075016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zackary Adler directs. Michel Abramowicz behind the camera. Tim Despic scores. Nick McCahearty cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Directed by Zackary Adler, shot by Michel Abramowicz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tim Despic. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nick McCahearty shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman and Dermot Mulroney carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Don't shoot the messenger.".
8IMDB entry: tt8075016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michel Abramowicz
Original score: Tim Despic
Editing: Nick McCahearty
Production design: Anna Mould
Costume design: Tina Kalivas
Makeup / hair: Satinder Chumber
VFX supervisor: Diego Vazquez Lozano
Sound: Martin Schulz
Stunt coordinator: Peter Pedrero
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $4,700,862
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Courier (2019)

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JPV8522020-01-13
★ 6/10
Half decent action-thriller though the dialogue was poor and the performance by the lead henchman (played by William Moseley), a proxy antagonist with Gary Oldman's character under "house arrest", was awful and came across as a whiny bitch than anything intimidating. On the plus side, I did like both Olga Kurylenko and Amit Shah, and Oldman for his part, which he likely filmed all of his scenes in one day, had his moments, at least. The fight choreography wasn't bad and did like they avoided using CGI blood splatter too much and used actual squids instead. All in all, it wasn't terrible and served as a passable action-thriller. 3.0/5
r96sk2024-11-21
★ 5/10
Olga Kurylenko almost makes it work. Almost. <em>'The Courier'</em> makes for disappointing viewing, there isn't an element of it that I personally could file under 'good'. The aforementioned Kurylenko does try and her character is almost cool enough to make things watchable, but ultimately it's just all unconvincing. The, for the most part, one location is also an hindrance, for both Kurylenko's side of the story and for Gary Oldman's bit. Oldham's character is very lame, I at least had minimal interest in watching the lead but everything involving Mannings utterly bored me, to be honest. The iffy performances from Amit Shah and William Moseley don't help events either, while any Dermot Mulroney fans will be unhappy as that man gets a minuscule amount of screen time; I know it's none of my business, but I would be fascinated to see how much he got paid for this. The editing is also quite whiplash-y, particularly across the opening half of the movie. The music is OK, if only due to the opening and closing credits. Safe to see, this title got served far greater stuff from the 2020 namesake with Dominic Cooke and Benedict Cumberbatch!