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Ronin - (1998 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122690/

A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.

Moody and consistently-good. Lots of car chases.



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The Untouchables (1987) picture

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094226/

The story of Al Capone and his network of criminals being chased by the United States Department of the Treasury.

Overall it's an entertaining, albeit predictable, film to me. I understand it was popular at the time, but I can't imagine it's held up well at all. It puts me off because it's so very clean, yet has so much violence. There is a sort of strange "Disney violence" oil-and-water that makes no sense to me.



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