| Ronin
				(1998),
				Director: John Frankenheimer; rated R for language, 
				violence 
				Anyone is an enemy for a price. 
				
		  Starring: Robert De 
				Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean 
				Bean, Jonathan Pryce 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★★★ 
				- perfect 
				"Of course I'm afraid! You 
				think I'm reluctant because I'm happy?" - Sam 
				Why watch this? 
				This may be Frankenheimer's best film. It's smart, well-paced and full of 
				intrigue. 
				Plot Summary: 
				A group of international mercenaries are hired to steal a 
				mysterious briefcase from heavily armed convoys and then 
				navigate shifting loyalties to deliver it to its rightful 
				owners. The team, comprising ex-military and intelligence 
				operatives from various backgrounds, must work together, despite 
				not entirely trusting each other, to complete the mission. Dad's Preview: 
				This is a superb action film from the master himself, John 
				Frankenheimer. It 
				features a group of secretive people with special skills, assembled to 
				steal a mysterious case "from men intent on keeping it". The fewer questions the 
				better. De Niro and Reno join a stellar cast as the story, 
				wrought with deception and double-crosses, unfolds. De Niro is 
				one tough hombre. Is it all about the contents of the case, or 
				could it be something much 
				larger? 
				 United Artists, 
				FGM Entertainment; MGM Dist. Co.
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