it be hard to screw up this story . great book or good film version from fred zinneman and yet this film be awful . first the casting be terrible . richard gere should of play the jackal himself a edward fox be a similar type of cypher and they do not need to mess with the original script by add so much worthless ( expensive ) fluff . this film remind me of so many bruce willis film and a you see huge expense with nothing cinematic to show for it . ( it be his conspiracy theory ) it take some real do to make a film this bad from such a fine original script . every person from michael caton jones down should be ban from make film for 10 year while such be the insult this film be to real filmmaker . be hollywood to go on trial for have no idea what they be do and this film would be exhibit a. shame on you all .