The Dayof the Jackal is a thriller ... in the process squandering a captivating performance by Eddie Redmayne as its chameleonic protagonist. In Munich, the Jackal (Redmayne) dons elaborate ...
There wouldn’t have been room for a cougar in Fredrick Forsyth’s 1971 novel, The Dayof the Jackal, nor in Fred Zinnemann’s 1973 feature. I hear the title and I think of a meticulous yet ...
“The Dayof the Jackal” novelist Frederick Forsyth is a master of this technique. His skill to thrill supercharges Peacock’s original literary adaptation, starring Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayn ...
The Dayof the Jackal finds MI6 officer Bianca (Lashana Lynch) in a race across the globe to collar – or kill – ruthless hitman The Jackal (Eddie Redmayne) before he puts a bullet in his next ...