Spicoli can still surf. Other than that, little of interest transpires in this action-lacked drama about an 8-year-old assassination in the Congo that comes back to bite the titular triggerman (Sean Penn). The action is sparse, the pace sluggish, and, with very few brush strokes, Penn’s vacant turn as an aloof liquidator takes on the characteristics of an oil painting waiting to dry. Even without 3D glasses, Penn’s turbulent, frame-warping bouts with post-concussion syndrome (the hitman variant on PTSD) plumb new lows in immersive grandeur. Not that I mind the Oscar-winning movie star’s immodest — he also receives producer and co-screenwriter credits — bid at reinventing himself as an action hero, but did he have to take the otherwise bouncy Pierre Morel (District B13, Taken) down with him? With Jasmine Trinca as the love interest, and it’s another gig, another goofy wig for Javier Bardem as the romantic rival. (2015) — Scott Marks