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| Part No: | B0012U9IPK |
| Manufacturer: | 20th Century Fox |
| MFG Part: | 024543502999 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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The best-selling videogame HITMAN roars to life with both barrels blazing in this hardcore action-thriller starring Timothy Olyphant (Live Free or Die Hard). A genetically engineered assassin with killer style and deadly aim known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed on a mission the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself ensnared in a life-or-death game of international intrigue and violent retribution.System Requirements:Running Time: 94 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/CRIME UPC: 024543502999 Manufacturer No: 2250299
It's hard not to feel like one has entered a certain dimension of video-game logic while watching
Hitman, a lightly enjoyable action-suspense movie indeed based on a popular and bloody game about a mysterious hired gun with a bar-code tattoo on his bald head and a number (47) in lieu of a name. Living like a chaste monk while slipping past borders to kill his targets, 47 (Timothy Olyphant of
Deadwood) moves like a determined shark and speaks softly to his contact at the enigmatic "the Organization," which raises cast-off children to become well-paid assassins. Fruitlessly pursued by an Interpol cop (Dougray Scott) who can never get sovereign governments to cooperate, 47 has no trouble slipping in and out of countries to ply his trade. Until, that is, he's set up to take a fall in Russia by shooting a national leader who is promptly replaced by a lookalike double. Suddenly on the run, 47 has to retrace his steps and formulate a lethal plan for extricating himself from a trap. Caught in the chaos is the lovely Nika (Olga Kurylenko), forced into sex slavery by 47's new enemies and the one person who seems uniquely qualified to break through 47's many personal barriers. Directed by France's Xavier Gens,
Hitman features loads of bloody mayhem and unabashed moments of pulp absurdity, such as a scene in which 47 and three other Organization killers agree to fight one another respectfully, then proceed to pulverize each other with swords and fists. As fodder for gamers, however,
Hitman is packed with visuals and dramatic moments that seem so odd on the big screen until one realizes they are basically placemarkers for the video-game edition. --
Tom Keogh Beyond Hitman
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| Good game, bad movie (unexpected!) | 2010-08-27 | 1 / 5 |
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The character Codename 47 was suprisingly deep in the game (at least surprising regarding video games today), with extra points for lack of emotion and being cloned (unlike the movie). The love interest was a stupid addition and detracted from potential uniqueness of the movie, reducing it to formula.
I played every one of the games, good and bad, and I can say for certain that I'm not a fanboi but that this movie completely missed the boat. Even worse than the Max Payne movie, which is surprising. |
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| This is nothing like the games in any form or fashion. I urge you not watch this movie as a fan of the games, but as a seeker of generic action. The sushi-poisoning, car-bombing 47 I know and love is too cool for all that athleticism and action. Also, he was made in a lab, never having been a child. But I digress... The movie was entertaining enough to finish, though I can't imagine ever watching it again. I suggest Dexter instead. |
| All hits, no misses | 2010-08-01 | 2 / 5 |
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Quick, what movie involves a bald killer who always wears a suit, adheres to a strict code, and picks up an exotic European damsel in distress while being hunted by a shadowy organization? No, not Transporter 3...Hitman!
Hitman was a videogame first. It was unique because the game play involved killing targets in unconventional ways. The more mundane the kill (dying from a heart attack, falling out a window, etc.) the more points the player gained. Going beyond the First-Person Shooter genre, it was a First-Person Killer. Even then, Hitman was less about doing hits and more about assassinating targets. The term "hitman" is far too mundane for a game of this nature.
The movie takes assassination to new levels. Agent 47 (Timothy Oliphant) is a genetically engineered clone trained only to kill. We know he's a clone because of the bar code on the back of his bald head, which the director (Xavier Gens) films at every opportunity. Considering Agent 47 seems to stand out in a crowd, you'd think he would wear a wig. But Agent 47 only dons disguises as a means to an end - there's no deep undercover work here.
47 is wanted for a botched murder attempt of Russian President Mikhail Belicoff. His nemesis, an Interpol agent hot on 47's trail, is Mike Whittier (Dougray Scott, nearly incomprehensible with his accent). Whittier's nemesis in turn is Yuri Marklov (Robert Knepper), a Soviet secret service agent who has the home turf advantage. Along the way, 47 picks up a prostitute (Olga Kurylenko as Nika Boronina) with a heart of gold.
Thing is, Agent 47 doesn't miss. It's made clear in the introduction and conclusion that 47 is supremely confident, capable, and seven steps of ahead of everyone else...including the audience. As a result, there's never any concern that he's in danger. He's more a force of nature that is weathered rather than defeated. He's that good. And unfortunately, that makes him very boring.
Knepper is suitably menacing and Kurylenko manages to be both sultry and innocent at the same time. But the character of Whittier is woefully out of his league and Oliphant plays 47 as a cipher, a killing machine that shows only the slightest glimmer of interest in a grateful prostitute who doesn't wear panties.
It's possible to create a film about a killer so dangerous that he's never in any real danger. The key is giving him other vulnerabilities: family, friends, colleagues. Equilibrium is a shining example of this style of movie done right. All violence without any of the icky intimacy, Hitman hits the action movie notes but with none of the pathos.
But it's still better than Transporter 3. |
| An Awesome Action Film!!! | 2010-07-21 | 4 / 5 |
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| It has been a long time since I watched this movie, so I decided to refresh my memory. It was better than I remembered. I've never played the video game, so I can't compare it. This movie has more action and violence than the Max Payne movie, which is sad. Timothy Olyphant stars as Agent 47, an assassin for hire. For his next assignment, he must kill Russian President Mikhail Belicoff, publicly. When he realizes that he's been set up, he must team up with a woman named Nika Boronina. Agent 47 must deal with a political conspiracy and stop Belicoff's lookalike. If you love action and the video game series, I'm sure you'll love HITMAN!!! |
| A movie using scenes from a TV series in an desperate attempt to give it life.....and it failed | 2010-07-10 | 1 / 5 |
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The Hitman movie was a waste and a slap in the face to the video gamer series.
Personally, I don't like movies that take cut scenes from another show to help build a story. The cut scenes came from the series DARK ANGEL in which kids from the future were genetically engineered fighting machines with barcodes on their back. Was this just based of laziness on the producer's part or what? Again, Video Game owners should be mad.
Well, they played quite a few cut scenes of this in an attempt to give it substance.
No story, very little plot.
Not worth a rental. |
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