Although I am a big gamer , Hit-man was not really on my list of games to play but then I had just recently bought The Hit-man triple hit pack for the Playstation 2 and thought I would also give the movie a shot. I felt that Hit-man has been realised at the wrong time of the year as this did not typically feel like a winter movie but it still got the job done. Although I am not that familiar with the concept and how true they kept in spirit of the games (I am very particular about those type of things) , what I can say that on action levels it just seems like a rather Luke warm film. I mean was not expecting an arts movie with a name of a computer game like Hit-man but then yet again it would of been nice to show an effort. The plus points of this movie were that well it dived straight into the action right away without setting the tone slowly , from the trailers (which made it look like a film that could go toe-to-toe with Die Hard) it lived up to its promises of action and there were some genuinely good action scene's . The film also moved at a good enough pace which which although I felt was occasionally drifting off in places quickly dragged it-self back on track. Timothy Olyphant done a good enough job as Agent 47 although I believe someone like Bruce Willis or Jason Staham would of been more suited for the role, the movie also made some good reference towards the game. Having said that Hit-man moves at a quick pace but then along the way it feels a bit chaotic in most places! For one , it seems to lose grip of its plot half way through and we forget what was Agent 47 original mission and his new intentions, another thing was the 'clever' or smart or maybe even 'cool' dialogue to me it just felt awful. Another thing is that Olga Kurlyenko who plays Nika felt like to that she was trying to pass her-self off as Asia Argento ... a very bad version of Asia Argento , and the half cooked romance angel was just unnecessary and not needed. To some it up Hit-man is not the best of computer games to big screen adaptations but having said that it does deliver what it says on the package and it does not completely feel like a waste of time as it does what it is supposed to do and that is entertain us, worth a rent for fans of the game and action genre.
Hit-man : 6.8 OUT 10
TO PROTECT US , HE WILL KILL...
Hit-man : 6.8 OUT 10
TO PROTECT US , HE WILL KILL...