Article: PLOTTING FOILS `JACKAL' BUT COMPLICATED THRILLER KEEPS UP HOOKED.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)(Review)

Article: I made Bruce Willis a Jackal of all trades; ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  November 26, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... he sweet- talked Bruce Willis into appearing in ... assassin in The Jackal by helping Bruce ... doesn't look like Bruce Willis at all. "He has ... him." Now The Jackal - which stars Richard ... schedules. Then Bruce Willis and Richard Gere ... people." And The Jackal ...

Article: `JACKAL' MISFIRES
Sun Publications (IL);  November 14, 1997 ;     700+ words ...THE JACKAL ** stars Director ... Jones Starring: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere ... responds by hiring the Jackal (Bruce Willis), a super-smooth ... otherwise flat film. Bruce Willis plays a dangerous ... for hire in `The Jackal.'

Article: `JACKAL' MISFIRES ACTION THRILLER LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER BUT ...
Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  November 13, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... responds by hiring The Jackal (Bruce Willis), a super-smooth ... very brutal way. The Jackal agrees -- for $70 ... otherwise flat film. The Jackal 2 stars Director: Michael ... Caton-Jones Starring: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney ...

Article: Beastly `Jackal' // Absurd cinematic redux falls flat
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 14, 1997 ;     700+ words ...THE JACKAL (STAR) 1/2 The Jackal Bruce Willis Declan Mulqueen Richard Gere Preston Sidney Poitier ... barflies are as choreographed as dancing Cossacks. The Jackal is played by Bruce Willis, as a skilled professional killer who hires a man ...

Article: WILLIS A CHILLING BAD GUY IN 'THE JACKAL'.(LIVING)(Movie ...
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  November 14, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... movie writer ''The Jackal'' answers two important ... film ''The Day of the Jackal'' can be updated without ... thrills. And, yes, Bruce Willis makes a most excellent ... CAPTION(S): Photo Bruce Willis finds himself on the ... of the law in ''The Jackal.''

Article: 'The Jackal' has another day
Jerusalem Post;  January 23, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... screenplay of The Day of the Jackal by Kenneth Ross. Hebrew ... without an adult. With Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney ... and Mathilda May The Jackal begins with the following ridiculous premise: Bruce Willis is an enigmatic assassin ...

Article: This `Jackal' hauls out the heavy ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 14, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... revenge. He contacts the Jackal (Bruce Willis) and puts out a contract ... than nuance. 1/3 The Jackal 3 1/2 out of a possible ... five stars - Starring: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney ... of "The Day of the Jackal," it's more like ...