Hitman

Hitman
by Xavier Gens

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Actor: Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Timothy Olyphant, Ulrich Thomsen
Director: Xavier Gens
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Russian (Original Language); Serbo-Croatian (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-11
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

DVD Reviews of Hitman

DVD Review: Almost saves itself
Summary: 3 Stars

What a crappy movie! No reedeming factors save Olyphant's character. Repetitive scenes, a joke of a story line and forgettable supporting actors. Rent it and forget it if you must, otherwise give this a miss.

DVD Review: AN EXCEPTIONAL ACTION FLICK 8.75 OUT OF 10
Summary: 4 Stars

Thankfully these days, movies based on games are turning out to be quite good: Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Tomb Raider, Mortal Kombat, and now Hitman. In fact I can't wait for upcoming films like the next Resident Evil, the Bioshock movie, the Max Payne movie, the Metal Gear Solid movie, the Gears of War movie, and someday the Halo movie. Whoever made this movie mut have really loved the Hitman games, because a lot of love and care went into making this movie.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: A genetically engineered assassin named Agent 47 goes around the world eliminating certain targets like other assassins and politicians by orders of an organization he works for. But when he's double-crossed on an assassination mission in Russia, he's determined to find out who set him up and eliminate the targets while protecting a woman who has ties to his target and trying to avoid capture from his pursuors.
MUSIC: The score in this movie is quite good, and fits well with this film's theme and story.
STORYLINE: Not the best story ever, but it does a fairly good job at pacing and plot twists.
ACTION: Lots of gunplay, lots of blood, and even some sword fighting.
ENTERTAINMENT: This movie is quite good, and definitely worth watching. It has an interesting storyline, awesome action, and great actors. Don't let kids watch it though, this is strictly for adults.
OVERALL: There are a few roughspots in the story, and I did find the sword-fighting scene to be a little cheesy, but this movie is quite good for the most part.
THE GOOD: Lots of blood, lots of gunplay, cool story, good pacing.
THE BAD: Story has some problems, the sword-fighting scene was somewhat cheesy.

DVD Review: SURPRISINGLY GOOD
Summary: 4 Stars

Films based upon video games haven't exactly enjoyed the greatest success. From the terrifically bad Uwe Boll films, to Doom and Street Fighter, video game adaptations have been some of the worst films in recent years. This brings us to the latest attempt, Hitman, which I can confidently state...isn't all that bad. It's not groundbreaking and its got its share of plot holes but it's a decent action film with a sort of James Bond Lite feel.

Timothy Olyphant turns in a surprisingly deep performance in his role as the assassin known only as Number 47. He works for the "Organization" who takes orphans and trains them to be nameless and anonymous assassins, giving them only a number and tattooing barcodes on the backs of their heads. 47 is the best at what he does. A ghost who slips in, kills whom ever he's been assigned to kill, and then disappears. Interpol agent Mike Whittier (Scott) has been tracking down 47 for several years. The trail leads to Russia as Number 47 accepts a mission to kill the Russian President Mikhail Belicoff. The hit seems to go off as planned until 47 sees the Russian President alive and well on the news. He knows there's no way he could have missed.

47 soon realizes that he's been set-up by his own organization in a covert plot to replace the Russian president with a look-alike. The only loose ends are Number 47 and a Russian prostitute, Nika, who was a virtual slave to Belicoff's sadistic brother Udre. The Organization sends out a team of it's own assassins to kill 47 and the girl. Meanwhile Whittier's investigation is hindered by Russian secret police just as he finally seems to have 47 trapped.

Hitman has some outstanding action scenes that are stylishly filmed. 47's escape from his hotel when he discovers the double cross is just one of the many action highlights. The whole film had a very elegant look to it. There are some wonderful framing shots and use of slow motion which I normally detest. You can certainly tell that James Bond films are a big influence on Director Xavier Gens. 47 doesn't have an array of gadgets but he does have a fantastic arsenal of the latest weapons at his disposal.

Olyphant plays Number 47 as somewhat emotionally challenged. He's used to being in control and when he's betrayed it almost confuses him. Later, when Nika tries to seduce him, he knocks her out with a hypodermic needle. One might think it is because he simply has no time for sex but my take was that the mere thought of sex was too vexing for 47. He didn't know how to react to Nika's advances and this merely underscored the fact that being an assassin is all he's known throughout his life.

Furthering the Bond influence, Olga Kurylenko who plays Nika, is all set to become the next Bond Girl when she teams with Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace. She was one of my favorite things in the movie. She's beautiful and exotic, tough and sexy. All of the performances in Hitman were far better than I expected. You can poke a few holes in the plot but this film vastly exceeded my expectations.

Extras

The DVD features four deleted scenes, an alternate ending, and a gag reel.

In the Crosshairs is a 24:10 documentary about the making of the movie.

Digital Hits takes a look at the games genesis from videogame to film. 10:30

Instruments of Destruction focuses on the various weapons used by Number 47 in the film 14:20

Settling the Score is a featurette on composer Geoff Zanelli who wrote the score.

DVD Review: I liked it.
Summary: 5 Stars

I loved this movie. It was what you should expect. Good rollicking fun. And a pretty neat story. I really enjoyed it.

DVD Review: Great action flick
Summary: 5 Stars

If you want some awesome action with a decent story line, then this movie is definitely for you. It is definitely only for 18 and over as well, due to language, nudity, and violence. So, if those things offend you, then stay away. Otherwise, I really enjoyed this movie, and I never really got into the game. So, it is for every action fan... not just gamers...

Description of Hitman

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

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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: 93 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/CRIME Rating: UNRATED UPC: 024543502791 Manufacturer No: 2250287

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