The Day of the Jackal 2024– WEB.HDTV New Episode Magnet Link

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The series moves the setting to the present day

Narrative

The Jackal is an elusive assassin who makes his living committing murders for the biggest sums of money. He soon meets his match in the form of a tenacious British intelligence officer who hunts him down in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe. The novel “The Day of the Jackal” is set in 1963 and involved an assassination attempt on the then French President, Charles de Gaulle.

Remake of The Day of the Jackal (1973)

I love what they tried to do. How can an assassin remain anonymous and untraceable in the modern world of security cameras, camera phones and social media, the internet and facial recognition, surveillance of communications, digital transactions, etc. Etc.

There is a lot to like in each episode

The attempt is imperfect, but name me a series or movie that has achieved it and I will watch it immediately. However, the narrative of the main story is disrupted by the inclusion of the M16 agent’s family drama which seems like filler that was included to satisfy a conventional plot “premise”. I skip over these unnecessary scenes so that the main plots can move along at a brisk pace.

don’t mention the bullets

I’m halfway through episode 4 and appreciate the effort and intention. Also, I like the nod to the scarf from the original film and the update on the sniper rifle – the suspension of disbelief was cranked to 11 when this goes through airport x-ray, not to mention the magic silencer for supersonic bullets and the inability for anyone to smell a recently used firearm 🙂 Shh… Regardless, imperfect but I will watch to the end and appreciate the effort, and look back with interest at the choices they made to tell a compelling story.

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And I will watch anything Charles Dance related. Having him back in this series was a bonus. A new season of “Silo” is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.