Hitman (2007)

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe. I don't understand why so many people hate his film i just can't cause Hit-man does feel like a video game movie especially next to the mediocre and 'ok' reboot from 2015 where he turned into freaking Chuck Norris. Plus Timothy Olyphant is an amazing actor and he does fit the part of the cold bloody killer known as Agent 47 plus i liked the fact that even someone like him had some emotions sometimes cause he could Nika so many times and he didn't do it because deep down he cared a lot about her and so did she and i liked that part of the movie it was interesting and pretty sad too if you think about it. Plus there's some amazing fight sequences where he gets to fight other Agents with swords and his fists and he pretty much "destroyed" everyone that they send to kill him. Even the final shot of the film feels like a poster straight out of the game, there's silent kills, fast kills and big explosions, with choppers spreading hell, naked women, a great soundtrack, performances and basically everything that you want to see from a video game film is in here. In fact this, Tomb Raider and Prince of Persia are still my favorite video game movies regardless of what anyone thinks about them. Plus like i said Timothy Olyphant is incredible and fits the part so well. (A+)

I have played all the games, some with more enthusiasm then others, but I like them all, especially the first one.Lets start by saying that most game-to-movie films isn't always a very good adaption, and some games will be harder to adapt to the big screen, then others.The first thing you need is a good story, there is lot to go on from the game/games to the script/movie and they did do a very nice job picking some points and scenes that tells the story without giving it all away.The second thing is a lead actor, and I must say that Timothy Olyphant really fits the part and hits how I think the character 47 should be, he has the appearance and the characteristics and is all in all portraying this character very well.And then it all has to come together wit the scenery, the camera angles, the lighting, special effects and CG. I really thing they did a very nice job all the way.

I will preface this with the fact and apology I have never played the video game. Honestly, I'd never even heard of it before watching this movie. I must also state I like Timothy Olyphant in pretty much anything he tries. :-) I found this DVD at the discount movie store for $1 and thought, "Why not?" I'm soooo happy I purchased it.This movie is exactly as it states: It's about an Unrated Hit-man that acts more machine-like than human who tracks down and eliminates any and all targets without the least amount of emotion. Just cold, bloody murder-for-hire. You will figure out where he came from within the first few minutes of the film so there is very little mystery when the movie starts. What followed, however, was pure, violent entertainment. It was stylish, sexy, brutal, graphic and genuinely enjoyable as a movie experience. I truly believed Agent 47 could live/kill/slaughter without emotion. It was stylistically up in the "Kingsman"/"Lucy" range of movie violence. That is high praise as far as I'm concerned.I'm not giving anything away by saying there is a lot of killing. And the director obviously perfected original, graphic ways of portraying said death. It takes a special someone to create new ways of celluloid bloodiness without going overboard into the Tarantino-enthused "blood explosions" that are both non-realistic and off-putting. "Hitman" had the necessary blood-letting, but refrained from becoming the crazed, unrealistic, explosion of human tissue bloodfests so associated with the Tarantino-like crowd.Timothy Olyphant was perfectly cast. I understood they thought of other actors for the character, but Olyphant really was Agent 47. His expressive eyes and the ability to convey venom and danger by simply standing still was marvelous. Dougray Scott played the tortured, ethical Interpol operative trying to track a ghost with excellent restraint and tenacity -- think Stephen Rea in "V for Vendetta" and always being one step behind a genius of mayhem. You gotta feel for a law enforcer who has to track someone as beautifully violent and elusive as Agent 47.Olga Kurylenko is gorgeous and very sexy as the prostitute/witness. This is NOT a PG-13 movie, hence the "Hitman UNRATED" title. Spoiler alert maybe - this movie has nudity. You can read that in the "Content Advisory" section of this site. Sorry to the folks who are against that part. But if you can handle an unrated movie about an emotionless hit-man killing people with gusto, seeing a beautiful actress in various stages of undress shouldn't be all that shocking.For a movie I hadn't heard anything about and bought for $1, this was one of those excellent surprises I always hope for. After watching literally thousands of movies, it is refreshing to see something with some originality, style, charm and intelligence. I would recommend this to anyone wanting a good action movie with a wonderful protagonist acting exactly as a hit-man should - he gets his prey and doesn't apologize about it. Watch this one. I think it is worth your time.

To what depths has Western civilization fallen when the sight of hundreds of people being slaughtered by an emotionless genetically engineered killing machine is regarded as entertainment? I see from the reviews here at IMDb that Hit-man is an adaptation of not a book but ... drum roll ... a popular video game! In other words, countless people are entertaining themselves on their devices by attempting to kill icons representing human beings. Basically, they are all lethal drone operators in training. The movie is fast-paced--perfect for the modern sufferer of ADHD--and the crisp cinematography was appreciated. However, those two small virtues could in no way compensate for the many filmic deficiencies of this production, including acting, plot, and story. All of these defects would no doubt be overlooked by viewers whose brains are bathing in SSRIs or "performance-enhancement" drugs and whose concept of success is purely quantitative. I hate to be the bearer of bad news to the people who gave this film a 10, but more is not always better. More corpses are not better than fewer. Unless, of course, you are a genetically engineered or chemically programmed killing machine.