Lethal Weapon director
Richard Donner helms this action-adventure yarn in which Robert Rath (
Sylvester Stallone), a veteran, burned-out hit man for hire who's looking to leave his profession, meets a younger, crazier, more ambitious competitor, Miguel Bain (
Antonio Banderas), who is out to best Rath and make him a target in the process. Rath signs on for one last hit, but complications ensue when he falls in love with the mark, a beautiful, mysterious woman named Electra (
Julianne Moore). Bain sets out to murder Electra as well, and the chase leads the two assassins into a deadly game of wits that takes them from Seattle to Puerto Rico. Critics and audiences both turned away from this thriller, which was co-scripted by
Bound writer/directors Larry and
Andy Wachowski and L.A. Confidential screenwriter
Brian Helgeland. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide