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his life's mission to catch him. Other characters pop up as well, including a Russian officer (Robert Knepper) who wants Whittier off 47's trail, and the Russian president's brother (Henry Ian Cusick), who lives in one of those big rooms full of debauchery, couches, prostitutes, and cocaine. For some reason, Debauchery Rooms never last very long in action movies before becoming the scene of a violent shootout.
That's the other thing: the videogames are actually "stealth" games, meaning there's really quite little in the way of shootouts and explosions. Your goal, put simply, is to kill one person without anyone noticing. Hitman has a few moments like that (and a few characters pop up from the games to appease the fans) but it is definitely a product of Hollywood thinking that the more money you throw into the explosions budget, the more people will see the movie. I'd be really curious to see a Hitman movie that didn't rely on action cliches.
Still, your average 17-year-old moviegoer will probably dig the guns and the boobs and the stunts. And it'd be disingenuous to say that one 22-year-old movie critic didn't enjoy some of that, too. It might be an above-average rental. Anything beyond that, well...I'll just remind you that some movie theaters in Manhattan are now charging $12.00 for a single admission.
Movie Grade: C+
Synopsis:
Agent 47 (Timothy Olyphant) has been educated to become a professional assassin for hire, whose most powerful weapons are his nerve and a resolute pride in his work. 47 is both the last two digits of the barcode tattooed on the nape of his neck, and his only name.
The hunter becomes the hunted when 47 gets caught up in a political takeover. Both Interpol and the Russian military chase the Hitman across Eastern Europe as he tries to find out who set him up and why they're trying to take him out of the game. But the greatest threat to 47's survival may be the stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a beautiful, damaged girl. |
