The Day of the Jackal
Taste attributes: action & adventuredramamysteryactioncrimemafia/gangsterfastunsavouryheavyintricatelinearemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"The hunter. Hunted."
Boxlist takeMorally murky and heavy: an unsentimental mystery series, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2024
- Status
- Returning Series
- Studio
- Carnival Films
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