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Buy This Item Ronin by MGM (Video & DVD)  Available from Amazon  $11.99  on 11-25-2008     In a world where loyalties are easily abandoned and allegiances can be bought, a new and deadlier terrorist threat has emergedfree agent killers! Featuring "high-octane action" (Gene Shalit, "Today"), a "first-rate cast" (L.A. Daily News) and exhilarating car chases that "are nothing short of sensational" (The New York Times), Ronin is "the real deal in action fireworks" (Rolling Stone) directed by "a master of intelligent thrillers" (Roger Ebert). The Cold War may be over, but a new world order keeps a group of covert mercenaries employed by the highest bidder. These operatives, known as "Ronin," are assembled in France by a mysterious client for a seemingly routine mission: steal a top-secret briefcase. But the simple task soon proves explosive asother underworld organizations vie for the same prizeand to get the job done, the members of Ronin must do something they've never done beforetrust each other! Reader Reviews Ronin is not your typical CIA spy movie ala James Bond, it's actually realistic. Maybe that's what hurt this movie with some reviewers and at the box office. What we get with Ronin is a serious spy/action movie of that genre that brings together a ragtag group of mercenaries who are hired to retrieve a briefcase at any cost. What's inside the briefcase? Well, we never know. But who cares, really? It's not about that really. It's about the suspense, espionage, and double-crossing this movie brings to life in the streets of France. This is probably how hired contracts are actually drawn up and executed in the real world. When a superpower wants a piece of information, this is how they go about getting it. But who can you trust? Absolutely no one. What steals the show in this movie more than the overall plot, is by far the car chase scenes on the streets of France. I believe Ronin to have the best car chase scene to date. I haven't seen one to come close yet. Obviously the streets have been closed off and the cars are driven by stunt drivers, but you will be at the edge of your seat at a car chase that comes pretty close to 10 minutes in length. How these guys managed to pull it off is amazing. Kudos to those stuntmen. Hair-pinning turns at disastrous speeds absolutely draw you into the action. While some of the acting may lack just that, you have to remember that real-life mercs are probably just like that. Stoic, secret, and plain. That's how they get the job done. Overall an excellent thriller of a movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat. De Niro is top notch as well. He can sell any role. 4 stars

Ronin Available from Amazon Price: $11.99 Updated on 11-25-2008.

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