THE CONTRACTOR Review: Exploring A Soldier’s Moral Quandary Amid Bullets, Ballyhoo And Betrayal Makes For Riveting Espionage Drama And Thrills
Moviegoers who enjoyed the on-screen camaraderie of actors Chris Pine and Ben Foster in Hell Or High Water needn’t stray too far to look for another offering. Director Tarik Saleh’s The Contractor sets up a lean blend of stimulating international espionage with family drama, to top it all off with an insightful, multi-dimensional look into one man’s struggle to find meaning in his search of purpose for his family’s sake. Penned by J.P. Davis film opens with a dark, early morning intro into the isolated goings-on of special forces sergeant James Harper (Pine), training to get back into his unit after serving several tours with one mission resulting in a serverely injured knee with its own visible scars to prove, among a few others. His only other issue from that point on is the changing of leadership on his base when his efforts, albeit underhanded with the bending of […]