Hitman (Unrated Edition)
by Xavier Gens
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Actor: Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Timothy Olyphant, Ulrich ThomsenDirector: Xavier Gens
Brand: Fox
Writer: Skip Woods
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Hitman (Unrated Edition)
Movie Review: #47 With a Bullet
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember going to the movie theatre and deciding I'd rather see "Hitman" a second time rather than what I'd intended to see. When the DVD came out, I waited for a good price & then grabbed it. I know it's one I'll pull out repeatedly and enjoy.
The film has just the right mix. The most interesting part of the film is how Agent 47 has NO experience with women. Obviously, when Nika comes into the picutre and Olga Kurylenko walks around disrobed, you can see him torn between his biological reaction and his training which keeps him focused on the mission. Timothy Olyphant who was on the TV series "Deadwood" shines in the center spotlight in this film. You can tell that inside the ultra-disciplined assassin lies a human being.
Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen plays Bellicoff with a good journeyman performance. Dougray Scott from "Mission Impossible 2" was also excellent as Mike Whittier the British agent that keeps on the trail.
I liked the unexpected twists in the plot such as having the Russians be ordered to assassinate their own leader. Like "Die Hard" or Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Widescreen Edition), this is a film that picked me up from the first frame and riveted my attention to the end. The performances, special effects and direction were first rate. Enjoy!
Summary of Hitman (Unrated Edition)
HITMAN - DVD MovieIt?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
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