2019 · romance · thriller
In the Arms of an Assassin
Directed by Matías Moltrasio1h 41m2019
Victor (William Levy) is one of the world’s most handsome men, but he has a deep secret – he is a cold blooded assassin. Smooth talking and seductive, Victor was raised to do one thing only, which is to kill for money. When he is sent to the home of a brutal drug lord to collect payment for his most recent hit, he encounters the beautiful Sarai (Alicia Sanz), who has been forced to spend the last 9 years of her life with the drug lord.
Our read: In the Arms of an Assassin (2019) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded romance · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured romance / thriller, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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