Hit Man – Movie Review
Director: Richard Linklater
Writer: Richard Linklater, Glen Powell (Screenplay)
Writer: Skip Hollandsworth (Article)
Cast
- Glen Powell (Top Gun Maverick)
- Adria Arjona (Morbius)
- Retta (Parks and Recreation)
- Austin Amelio (The Walking Dead)
- Molly Bernard (Sully)
Plot: A professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department, descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.
Runtime: 1 Hour 55 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Hit Man starts when Professor Gary Johnson (Powell) gets an unexpected promotion in the police department. He goes from the man in the van to pretending to be a hitman for hire. It leads to him getting a new vest for life and enjoying the portrayal of different hitmen.
Gary starts collecting victims and shutting down endless numbers of people who want to take down people. However, his latest target Madison (Arjona) leads him down a different path and the legal system starts challenging his methods.
Verdict on Hit Man
Hit Man is an action romantic comedy following an undercover hitman who gets involved with one of the suspects. However, he falls in love, but the case takes a difficult turn when her husband tries to arrange her hit through him.
This movie blends the unlikely meeting between two people and the shady world of assassins. Glen Powell and Adria Arjona have great chemistry and Glen Powell is great to watch through his different personas. The story is fun, even if it can linger in place too often. In traditions of many romantic comedies, it pushes people outside of their comfort zone and gives a wacky story of how they got together.
Where to Watch
Hit Man is available on Netflix now.
Final Thoughts – Hit Man is a romantic comedy, with a slick dark turn.
