Ronin

Some solid performances but it is only the car chases which are particularly memorable.

...is really about characters, locations and behavior.

It's a relief to see car chases that don't look like high-gloss bumper-car exhibitions, action sequences that aren't aquiver with ultrafast cuts, and professional killers who aren't wisecracking comedians.

De Niro, as the shadowy agent­turned­daredevil thief for hire, does one of his livelier jobs playing a fearless, buttoned-down warrior.