Hitman (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
by Xavier Gens
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Actor: Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Timothy Olyphant, Ulrich ThomsenDirector: Xavier Gens
Brand: Fox
Producer: Adrian Askarieh
Producer: Charles Gordon
Producer: Daniel Alter
Producer: Erhan Ozogul
Producer: Janos Flösser
Producer: Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
Writer: Skip Woods
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
Published: 2008-03-01
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-03-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Blu-ray Reviews of Hitman (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: "How Does a Good Man Decide When To Kill?"
Summary: 4 Stars
After the beginning credits roll with scenes of Agent 47(Timothy Olyphant) of his youth in the Organization, we get the above quote from 47 to Inspector Mike (Dougray Scott). The answer to this quote, according to 47, will decide whether he kills Mike, or not. And thus, our movie continues on how we get to this point in the movie.
HITMAN, based on video game released in 2000, was an enjoyable, action-packed film from the start. Agent 47 is contracted by his employers, the Organization, to assassinate the Russian President, Mikhail Belicoff. 47 pulls off the kill, only to learn later that he has been double-crossed by someone. He kidnaps Belicoff's girlfriend, Nika, and attempts to discover who set him up.
Timothy Olyphant does a great job of portraying a slick professional killer with a cold sense of humor. In one scene, while being seduced by Nika, instead of "giving in", he knocks her out with a tranquilizer. Classic! Dougray Scott is 47's nemesis, a Interpol inspector who has been hunting him for 3 years. Robert Knepper (from Prison Break,T-bag) plays a Russian FSB agent, who also hunts after 47. I found it hard to believe him as a Russian, considering the Southern convict he plays on Prison Break. And I swear, I heard a Russian/Southern accent on a couple of his conversations.
The stunts are typical action movie fare, with nothing new. However, as mentioned before, the fight scene between 47 and 3 other Organization agents was very entertaining. There is also a great action scene with Udre Belicoff, who is Mikhail's drug runner brother. Udre is played by Henry Ian Cusick from Lost.
DVD Extra's:
* 2 Previews of AVP:Requiem and Live Free or Die Hard
* "In the Crosshairs: The Making of Hitman" : interesting take on the process of how to transition the video game to film.
* "Digital Hits": describing the video game, Hitman.
* "Instruments of Destruction": shows the different weapons that are used in the movie. Also shows a guy firing about 5 of the weapons. He enjoys his work too much.
* "Settling the Score": music from the movie
* "Deleted Scenes": 3 deleted scenes, along with an alternate ending. I am glad that decided on the original.
* "Gag Reel": actually, not that funny.
* "Theatrical Trailer"
I recommend the Hitman, especially if you like a high volume of action and violence !
Description of Hitman (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
HITMAN - Blu-Ray 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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