Second Nature (2003)
Everything is not as it seems for a man who recovers from a plane crash in which his family is killed. After plastic surgery and rehabilitation, he determines that he worked for a secret agency for which he was an assassin. His former boss puts him back to work to assassinate a political leader, but when he proves unable to pull the trigger, it is he who becomes the target for assassins. As he avoids capture, the story unfolds about his true past and the reason why he has a tattoo of "chilly willy" inside his lip.
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It's a shame that quality actors like Baldwin and Booth have to succumb to lousy stories and scripts just for the money. But, hey, it's a cruel world...This is just another one of a long line of assassin thrillers that use all the usual narrative twists to try to make it appear more appealing than it is. Sure, it has some nice locations, it's a slick production, there is some good camera work and editing, and it's fairly well paced, overall.So, what's the real problem? Quite simply, the whole premise is just totally unbelievable. However, instead of spoiling a rotten story for you, I'll let you find out what it's all about, that is, if you can get through it. I managed, but only because I like Baldwin and I kept hoping that it would get better.It didn't. And, it had one of the most anti-climactic endings that I've seen for a long time. In fact, maybe never...But, it's harmless fun, I guess, if you've got nothing better to do.
Second Nature will not go down as one of the worst tv movies of 2003, but perhaps the worst of All Time. Formulaic, derivative, and every performance phoned in, from far, far away. Everyone associated with this project should have a hard time looking in the mirror.
I found this movie at a video store, but I was not sure if it was any good (Thick as Thieves was not a good movie!)I took a chance, and I liked it!Think of it as an English movie, not an American. This is not an action movie with lots of explosions.This is a nice realistic little thriller!The actors are good, nice locations and a fine pace!So if you like English movies, see it! But if you need American action you might be disappointed!I give it 6 out of 10!
Short summary - no spoilers.Baldwin plays an assassin who recover from a plane crash where all his family dies. But he can't kill on his first assignment after the recovery and find out something is not what is seems to be.I find this movie at the local video rental store under the name "Manden uden navn" which in English would be "The man without a name".Baldwin does not have one of his best performances in this TV movie but it is okay as a time killer for a week night.I gave it 5 IMDB stars.