True Memoirs of an International Assassin is a new Netflix original movie starring Kevin James. Overall, I like Kevin James but have frequently been underwhelmed by his movies, so my expectations were not high going into this one.
Kevin James plays Sam Larson, an amateur author who's fictional novel, 'The Memoirs of an International Assassin', accidentally gets published as a non-fiction titled 'The True Memoirs of an International Assassin' and he is soon mistaken for an actual assassin.
That's the basic setup. Shortly after, Sam gets abducted by some rebels that want him to kill the President of Venezuela.
While in Venezuela he meets and
teams up with a DEA agent named Rosa who needs Sam's help on a mission to
take down the President and a Russian drug lord. Of course, both of these men want the other dead and they want Sam, who they think is an assassin, to do it. This leads to a series of twists and turns, with some funny lines scattered throughout, and Sam ultimately having the kind of adventure he thought he'd only ever write about.
Surprisingly, this action comedy wasn't half bad. It's predictable but fun. I wouldn't call it a great film by any means, but it was at least entertaining and maybe Kevin James' best to date. I definitely, found it more enjoyable than some other of James' movies like 2009's Paul Blart: Mall Cop or 2011's Zookeeper.
Overall, I give this one a 2.5 out of 5.
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