The Courier (2019 film)

The Courier is a 2019 action thriller film [2] directed by Zackary Adler, from a screenplay by Andy Conway and Nicky Tate. It stars Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman, Amit Shah, Alicia Agneson, Greg Orvis, Craig Conway, William Moseley and Dermot Mulroney.

The Courier
Theatrical release poster
Directed byZackary Adler
Produced by
Written by
  • Zackary Adler
  • James Edward Barker
  • Andy Conway
  • Nicky Tate
Starring
Music by
CinematographyMichel Abramowicz
Edited byNick McCahearty
Production
company
  • Grindstone Entertainment Group
  • Capstone Pictures
  • Signature Entertainment
  • Rollercoaster Angel Productions
Distributed by
  • Lionsgate (United States)
  • Signature Entertainment (United Kingdom)
Release date
  • November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22) (United States)
  • December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
97 minutes [1]
Country
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film was released in the United States on November 22, 2019, by Lionsgate and in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2019, by Signature Entertainment.

Cast

Production

In October 2018, it was announced Olga Kurylenko would star in the film, with Zackary Adler directing from a screenplay by Zackary Adler, James Edward Barker, Andy Conway and Nicky Tate, with Marc Goldberg and James Edward Barker producing under their Signature Films and Rollercoaster Angel Productions banner, respectively.[3] In January 2019, Gary Oldman joined the cast of the film.[4] In February 2019, Dermot Mulroney, William Moseley, Amit Shah, Alicia Agneson and Craig Conway joined the cast of the film.[5]

Principal photography began in February 2019.[6]

Release

The Courier was released in the United States on November 22, 2019, by Lionsgate[7] and in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2019, by Signature Entertainment.[8]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 6% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 2.58/10.[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 15 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[10]

A scathing Rex Reed in the Observer named Oldman's performance the worst of his career, and said, "In the moronic thriller The Courier, nothing works on any level, but most of all where it matters most—a script that makes sense."[11]

Easter Eggs

The movie includes a scene of Gary Oldman's character Ezekiel Mannings listening to the vocals from Diva Plavalaguna's performance in the movie The Fifth Element, which also starred Gary Oldman.

gollark: I mean, I sort of "internally read out" text, but it doesn't seem to work using the same audio handling pathways.
gollark: Is that actually *hearing*, though?
gollark: No you don't. I'm typing. They are probably being displayed visually, unless you use TTS.
gollark: There is also the debate around virii.
gollark: We get taught one for GCSE biology but I think it's not very good as it's quite vague and sort of defines fire and stars as life.

References
  1. "The Courier". Lionsgate. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. "Olga Kurylenko to Star in Female-Led Action Thriller 'The Courier'". Variety. 30 October 2018.
  3. Clarke, Stewart (October 30, 2018). "Olga Kurylenko to Star in Female-Led Action Thriller 'The Courier'". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. Ritman, Alex (January 15, 2019). "Gary Oldman Joins Action-Thriller 'The Courier'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  5. Tartaglione, Nancy (February 11, 2019). "'The Courier': Dermot Mulroney & More Join Gary Oldman, Olga Kurylenko In UK Indie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  6. Grater, Tom (February 11, 2019). "Dermot Mulroney joins Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman in UK action thriller 'The Courier'". Screen International. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  7. Goldberg, Matt (October 10, 2019). "Exclusive: 'The Courier' Trailer Teases a Real-Time Thriller with Gary Oldman and Olga Kurylenko". Collider. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  8. "The Courier". Launching Films. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. "The Courier (2019)". Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  10. "The Courier". Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via www.metacritic.com.
  11. Reed, Rex (November 21, 2019). "In 'The Courier', Gary Oldman Gives the Worst Performance of His Career". Observer. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
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