Movie Review: Hitman
Based on a video game. So?
I did not see this movie in the theatre. I saw
the previews and said to myself, "Self, " I said, "this looks like a movie based
on a video game. I was
right.
So?
OK, the acting will never win an Academy Award, but it won't be counted as the worst acting ever captured on film. It doesn't beat Shoot'Em Up for number of bullets fired, though it has more of a story. It's not Dr. Who, but the story is well written.
A group of men are trained as assassins from the time they are recruited by The Organization. Orphans and outcasts, disposable people. One of them, #47, is their best. And it is time for him to die. So they set him up.
The rest of the movie is him trying to redeem himself. It's pretty awesome, as cheap movies go. to be honest, I am reminded of my reaction to Vin Diesel in xXx the first time I saw it in the theatres. I was expecting nothing out of it other than a few good explosions. I walked away with a lot more! In fact, I wanted to hit PLAY again almost immediately. I am resisting the urge right now. Also a coincidence is the fact that Vin Diesel was the Executive Producer on this show. Now I understand why all the assassins were bald.
I'm not real fond of the obvious identifying mark on the back of the assassins' heads... all a good policeman would have to do is look for a bar code tattoo. But I'm willing to ignore that due to storyline. It was well shaped, most of it taking place in modern day Russia. I liked that when it was done for The Saint, too.
The bottom line? All in all, I give it 8 clips out of 10, with a 9th clip in reserve after I watch it again. I really do like it!
Oh, and the hot naked chick helps.
So?
OK, the acting will never win an Academy Award, but it won't be counted as the worst acting ever captured on film. It doesn't beat Shoot'Em Up for number of bullets fired, though it has more of a story. It's not Dr. Who, but the story is well written.
A group of men are trained as assassins from the time they are recruited by The Organization. Orphans and outcasts, disposable people. One of them, #47, is their best. And it is time for him to die. So they set him up.
The rest of the movie is him trying to redeem himself. It's pretty awesome, as cheap movies go. to be honest, I am reminded of my reaction to Vin Diesel in xXx the first time I saw it in the theatres. I was expecting nothing out of it other than a few good explosions. I walked away with a lot more! In fact, I wanted to hit PLAY again almost immediately. I am resisting the urge right now. Also a coincidence is the fact that Vin Diesel was the Executive Producer on this show. Now I understand why all the assassins were bald.
I'm not real fond of the obvious identifying mark on the back of the assassins' heads... all a good policeman would have to do is look for a bar code tattoo. But I'm willing to ignore that due to storyline. It was well shaped, most of it taking place in modern day Russia. I liked that when it was done for The Saint, too.
The bottom line? All in all, I give it 8 clips out of 10, with a 9th clip in reserve after I watch it again. I really do like it!
Oh, and the hot naked chick helps.
Posted: Sun - May 11, 2008 at 12:07 AM
Quick Links
Calendar
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
Categories
Archives
XML/RSS Feed
Statistics
Total entries in this blog:
Total entries in this category:
Published On: May 12, 2008 12:07 AM
Total entries in this category:
Published On: May 12, 2008 12:07 AM