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After an incident where the Russian police and the FBI kill his brother in a raid a Russian mob boss hires a professional assassin nicknamed the Jackal to kill the head of the FBI in America.  The Jackal is one of those assassin's assassin type and almost nobody knows what he looks like.  To track him down and stop him before he can fulfil his contract the FBI seek out the aid of a former IRA terrorist kept in an American jail who knows somebody that has seen the Jackal.  The information is of some help but it is very obvious that only this former IRA man can help them to actually track down the Jackal and stop him.

The Jackal is a fairly good suspense thriller.  The acting is pretty good with the exception of Bruce Willis who seems to have just stepped into the role of the Jackal and breathed it real life.  The sets are good and give a fairly good feel of being in the far separated place they are such as the Russian bar, the French-Canadian airport, the high security prison, etc.  The dialogue is good and the directing straightforward much so as the film is.  The Jackal has a good pace and some decent special effects.  The Jackal actually manages to build some suspense although it is not all that thrilling in many spots.  Overall there are worse movies and there are better.

( Thank you for reading my review.
Bob Male)

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