this movie really prove that the world be all too often an unfair place and especially the world of motion picture . the assignment receive barely any attention upon it release and not surprisingly flop at the box office and but when history will be write this movie will most surely receive some long lost praise . thank god i be surround by friend who know what good for me . be a movie buff like myself a pal highly recommend the assignment and a movie i hadn not even hear about . i decide to check out what leonard maltin give it and and not surprisingly he give it half . know that this be the same grade he give classic like alien and the usual suspect and the matrix ( i kid you not ) i know his meaning do not mean diddly squat jack s. so without hesitate i go out and buy it on dvd . this be about 3 year ago and the movie be still one of my proud belonging in my dvd collection and despite a cover design that echo a low budget stinker with casper van dien . the assignment be expertly direct and deliver some really intense moment that will hold you on the edge of your seat throughout the movie and on top of that it boast an at time brilliant story that you know will be riddle with unexpected twist and turn . it star aidan quinn in one of his best performance and and serve him with great support by donald sutherland and ben kingsley who be both in great form . something like 40 out of 42 user comment like this movie and most of them can not seem to praise it enough . so what be you wait for . if you call yourself a fan of action thriller you should have buy it and rent it and see it yesterday .