A decade ago, the pairing of John Travolta and Robert De Niro would’ve
been considered event cinema, watching two popular actors square off in a
physically challenging thriller. Today, it’s not such an extraordinary
viewing experience, especially when both talents openly guide their
career by paycheck opportunities, seldom invested in the details of the
work. “Killing Season” is typical of De Niro and Travolta’s recent
dramatic interests, placing the two in a dreary, one-note cat-and-mouse
effort that’s rarely exciting and geopolitically numb. Derivative and
bizarrely graphic, “Killing Season” is nothing more than another
forgettable entry in two ongoing filmographies that desperately need
more inspired professional choices.
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