Pick of the week
The Assassin
Julie (Keeley Hawes) is icy, sardonic and dissolute. She’s also the absolute antithesis of maternal so she hasn’t been looking forward to the arrival of her adult son Edward (Freddie Highmore), who is visiting her on the Greek island she calls home. Not that Edward is relaxed about it either – he wants information about his elusive family background. Julie is also a former assassin. Flashbacks suggest she was a ferociously efficient one too. But how retired is she really? When her past catches up with her and the pair’s prickly but sunny sojourn is interrupted by bloody chaos, they’re forced to go on the run. Brutal action set pieces and equally brutal dialogue makes for slick, nasty fun.
Prime Video, from Friday 25 July
