Asher (film)

Asher (titled Hitman: Redemption in the UK) is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring Ron Perlman in the title role. It was written by Jay Zaretsky.

Premise
Asher is an Israeli former Mossad agent turned gun-for-hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it is too late, he must kill the man he was, for a chance at becoming the man he wants to be.

Cast

 * Ron Perlman as Asher
 * Famke Janssen as Sophie
 * Peter Facinelli as Uziel
 * Marta Milans as Marina
 * Richard Dreyfuss as Avi
 * Jacqueline Bisset as Dora
 * Ned Eisenberg as Abram
 * Guy Burnet as Lyor
 * William Perry as Black Fella
 * Blake Perlman as Hannah
 * Joseph Siprut as Craig
 * Bobby Daniel Rodriguez as Latin Man
 * Charles DelGatto as Bodega Clerk

Production
Filming began in the Syracuse, New York, area in August 2017.

Box office
The film grossed $2,846 with home DVD sales plus $1,290 home Blu-Ray sales for a total of $4,145 domestic video sales.

Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on  reviews and an average rating of. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".