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Amin Al-Marsafy 2012-05-20 09:22:22

Best Movie Adapted from a Video Game

Two hours ago I was watching one of the best movies this year. For thegame fans (whom I am one of them) It is a must see movie. As the moviecarries lots of thrill. Also just to see details from the game, thingsthat I expect and then see brings a lot of Joy. This is because unlikeother movies this one I had some expectations for and the good thing isit satisfies 90% of them. The acting in the movie is not the best Ihave seen but the thing is that the main character 47 didn't haveemotions in the game and so he did not need any in the movie either.which keeps 47 (Timothy Olyphant) away from criticism as he did hisrole well. The theme of the movie is just like that of the finalrelease of the Hit-man game series (Hitman: Blood Money) and thisincludes music and visuals. All in all I rated that movie 9/10, Maythis is a over rating for the movie but I am considering that I is thetop of its genre -Video Game Adapted Movies - which was always adisappointment for the games' fans.

Exeron 2012-05-19 21:54:54

Not true to the game at all!

Many people said that this was better than expected, i couldn'tdisagree more. I had pretty high expectations, i love the game so ihoped the movie would be good. First the movie wasn't true to the game at all, Hit-man was transformedinto James Bond and Timothy Olyphant didn't play him very well. Hisvoice is far to light to act someone like 47.And what was up with this romantic crap and major shootouts. Hit-mandoesn't spend his time with woman in fact he doesn't spend any timewith anybody, he's kinda like Léon the professional. And the movie hadsome side plots about Interpol vs the FSB which was so dorky.I mean you wanted to be proud of the movie as you are to the game. Youwanna say " There's a movie of it too, it kicks ass". That's not goingto happen even in my dreams.Many people says that this is one of the best game adoptions ever, nowthat i might agree on, i mean it was a decent action movie but it madeno sense to the game. So that's why I'm giving Hit-man 5/105/10 "Decent action...the movie doesn't view the Hit-man profile atall"

David Paton 2012-05-12 13:00:38

Terrible, terrible film

I'm not going to waste any more time reviewing this movie than itdeserves to be watched. If i hadn't paid good money to see this i wouldhave walked out within the first half hour.Terrible acting, terrible direction (admittedly the fight scenes weregood), terrible sound dubbing. We were informed that St Petersburg was in Russia at least 5 times(MOST OF THE FILM TAKES PLACE IN ST. PETERSBURG!!!)This added to the general feeling that this ranks alongside Ultravioletas one of the worst movies i have ever seen.If you have any sense of decency left in you, you will avoid this filmat all costs.

DrewP 2012-05-12 08:36:40

hitman

It based on this gam hitman and I ve played thm all and have been real good games this is loosly based on blood money which had a wonderful storyline

lee-todman 2012-05-10 03:05:36

Excellent

What a great movie, non stop action some great stunts and great acting.This was definitely better than I expected and Timothy Olyphant wasbrilliant and well suited for the part. If you are an action movielover then this one's for you. I don't quite get some of the negativereviews and once again I have to say "Take it for what it is" It wasfull blown entertainment and it certainly got my attention frombeginning till end. I didn't expect top class drama or an eightymillion dollar budget movie, it was just a fun,action packed,entertaining movie "with sufficient budget might I add". Anybody whoexpected more should go through their action movies and they willprobably give this movie a higher rating. Well done Timothy Olyphantand anybody else involved in this movie.

andy c 2012-05-09 12:30:46

*****in awesome

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idothefunkelectric 2012-05-04 13:48:22

Gonna make this short and sweet...

Those who are expecting this to be true to the game series are going tobe sadly let down.First of all, he talks way too much to be Agent 47. He also showsemotion at several points during the film, (a big fail there.) He picksup a chick along the way and lets her tag along (wtf?) He's not albino,he's just a guy with a shaved head. He encounters other hit men, butinstead of being clones of him like they're supposed to be, they'rejust other guys of varying nationalities with shaved heads as well. Idon't think he once even used any piano wire :/ This is just anotherpathetic example of a studio trying to cash in on a game series. Theysimply load it up with, sometimes over-the-top, violence and gore,spike it with some sexual tension, and call it a movie.The storyline itself was also pretty weak. If you ask me, they shouldhave just brought in the story writers for the game to create a plotthat wasn't completely washed up.Maybe it sounds like I'm being overly critical because I'm fond of thegame series. Well of course I am, they're the ones putting the name onit, not me. They could have just as easily made a film about a hit-manthat wasn't in any way related to the game series, but they didn't. AsI said previously, this is just a sad and uninspired attempt to milkthe cash cow.

Van Roberts 2012-05-04 02:33:31

"Hitman" Misses The Mark Completely!

You'd think that Twentieth Century Fox and its foreign distributionpartner EuropaCorp would have shot the works on their big-screenadaptation of the popular video game "Hitman." Instead, these corporateclowns have succeeded only in shooting themselves in their feet with aflat, formulaic, standard-issue actioneer that has neither a shred ofsuspense nor style. Initially, "xXx" star Vin Diesel had planned tostar in this preposterous pabulum. In a last-minute casting shuffle,however, the producers replaced the burly, blunt Diesel with boyish,baby-faced Timothy Olyphant. Olyphant tried to menace Bruce Willis in"Live Free or Die Hard." Olyphant ain't Diesel. Basically, with his LexLuther look, i.e., Olyphant is as bald as Diesel, but he is never asbold as Diesel. Olyphant shares the blame for "Hitman" with the foolswho wrote and helmed what should have gone directly to video along withall the other cloned claptrap. "Swordfish" scribe Skip Woodscontributes a slipshod screenplay that qualifies as a catalogue ofclichés. The outlandish Clive Owen actioneer "Shoot'em Up," about adeadly accurate hit-man protecting a woman and an orphan baby thatilluminated screens a few months ago, emerges as a masterpiece comparedto this cretinous, incomprehensible, comic book nonsense. SophomoreFrench director Xavier Gens doesn't provide enough larger-than-lifeset-pieces or eye-opening stunts to enliven things. Worse, the originsof our elite, enigmatic title character called Agent 47 are shrouded insecrecy, and Agent 47 is so invincible that you know he will neveracquire so much as a scratch, even in a room swarming with flying lead.The only thing remotely surprising is that our anti-heroic hero findsthe time to keep his head clean-shaven so that the bar code tattooed tothe back of his noggin stands out for all to see."Hitman" opens one dark rainy morning in London, England, as Interpolagent Mike Whittier (Dougray Scott of "Mission Impossible III") arriveshome from a late night at the office to find that his electricity isn'tworking. In the dark, he stumbles over a corpse and is surprised by thefugitive that he has been pursuing around the world for the last threeyears. Cool as crushed ice, Agent 47 (Timothy Olyphant of "Scream 2")has been patiently awaiting Whittier's arrival, and they have anoff-the-record chat that dissolves into a flashback. This flashbackoccurs three months in the past when Agent 47 had been assigned to rubout Russian President Mikhail Belicoff (Ulrich Thomsen of "The World IsNot Enough") and learned that the client wanted the hit to take placein a crowded public place. Flashbacks invariably mar films, and thisflashback is no exception. Until the last quarter hour of the film,when the action reverts back to Whittier's home, neither Whittier norAgent 47 can either die or suffer grievous bodily harm. Ultimately,"Hitman" is anti-climactic because we know that nothing can happen tothe protagonist and the antagonist. As a result, the movie springspractically no surprises on us.Along the way, we learn a little about our tight-lipped protagonist'sbackground. During the opening title credits, with classical composerFranz Schubert's "Ava Maria" playing on the soundtrack, we are shownbald-headed, pre-teenage boys as a grown-up tattoos bar codes onto thebacks of their heads. Anyway, these kids are taught discipline andshown how to wield firearms with lethal accuracy. Sentries withtelescopic rifles surround the place and pick the kids that try toescape off like flies as they climb the surrounding fence. Eventually,an individual decked out like a Catholic priest with a white collar athis throat gives the hero a polished box with two automatic pistols.Once on the outside, Agent 47 receives messages via a computer notebookand rarely disobeys his orders. At one point, he reveals to anothercharacter that he works for an outfit known only as 'The Agency' thathas been training, equipping, and dispatching assassins to performexecutions for decades. These agents operate alone, and their trademarkis their shaven heads. Neither Woods nor Gens explain in the movie whythese hit-man must shun cranial hair in the performance of theirduties. Curiously, despite his top ranking as an assassin, Agent 47appears ill at ease around women. He excuses himself nervously when afemale approaches him in the bar and tries to pick him up. Later, inthe confines of his own motel room, a sultry young woman tries toentice Agent 47 with the promise of sex. The woman gets nowhere becauseAgent 47 zaps her with something that puts her to sleep. Indeed, inthis sexually promiscuous era, Agent 47 emerges as a role model forsexual abstinence. Essentially, Agent 47 concerns himself only withkilling his targets and has little use for people as socialacquaintances.After Agent 47 shoots President Belicoff, he learns to his shock thatthe high-ranking official has survived his lead. Our incredulousprotagonist starts snooping around for any worthwhile clues.Inevitably, he finds out that Belicoff's girlfriend, Nika Boronina(sultry Olga Kurylenko of "The Serpent"), is on the lam because sheknows about Belicoff's use of doubles to confuse assassins. Agent 47saves Nika before the bad guys get to her, and they become a twosome.The Russia Federal Police have launched a manhunt for both Agent 47 andNika, and Interpol shows up to help the Russians. Meanwhile, Agent 47and Nika find themselves dodging assassins from 47's own organization.Although Gens displays some expertise in orchestrating blood splatteredfirefights in close quarters with automatic weapons, he cannot tell acoherent story. Unless you know something about the 2001 video game,you won't initially understand the presence of the CIA in this lameaction thriller. Sadly, too, the villains are always one step behindthe hero who rarely seems to have problems with them. They annoy himmore often than antagonize him."Hitman" is a hit-and-miss shoot'em up saga that misses more often thanit hits bull's-eye.

tjp1967 2012-05-01 01:53:26

rchosen-no offense taken,- You are correct however.

I know where you are coming from and thanks for explaining that you arenot a racist. I was thinking the same thing however, but I guess thatis one of the Hollywood things they altered in the movie. 47 issupposed to be one of many versions (hence the name 47( stemming fromthe genetic combination of a host of criminals. On one hand, I guess,one of them could have been black and thus one of versions could havebeen black or Asian etc. However, I suspect Hollywood adopted the"adoption theme" because it is easier to play out and it avoids apolitical issue as well.Now about the movie. I was happy with it. While not a serious gamer (Ionly played the second version) I thought it was true to character. Allin in, when does 47 every actually talk in the video game. I was wearyabout the movie from the start, but I think if you like the game,you'll like the movie. I"m not sure if someone who doesn't knowanything about the game will like it however. I just can't ignore whatI know about the game and character and imagine if I would have enjoyedit was much if I had not known about the game. I suspect they would butso much could go undetected. For example, I don't know if they wouldunderstand the significance of 47 going into the restaurant to plantthe gun, and later when poisoned the drink so that the target would gointo the bathroom.All in all, go see the movie!!!!

allman2568 2012-04-30 22:37:56

Faithful to the film and a very fun action film in its own right

I went in with the low expectations one always goes into videogames-turned-film with, and came out deeply pleased with the spot-ontreatment of 47 and his cunning, ruthless life of assassination. Thelocations were beautiful and added a lot of class to the film, the overthe top action wasn't very stealthy but who expects that in an actionfilm despite it being in the games, and Olyphant absolutely nailed thecharacter of 47. Ruthless, determined, subtle, deadly, and a totalbadass, he also injected a necessary touch of humor and humanity to thecharacter. My hat's off to everyone involved in making this highlyentertaining film that not only pays great tribute to the game series,but also serves up a darned fun action film. Also watch for the scenewhere you expect a copout sex scene, that 47 very rudely interrupts.Hilarious and very in character for the video game assassin.

mike rice 2012-04-28 20:21:30

Mechanical Response to a Robotic Thriller

Hit-man is based on a video game. There is also some Quentin TarantinoRobert Rodriquez input to the film.But Hit-man's main character reminds me of the lead character in agroundbreaking TV series called Profit that went nowhere on Fox TV forsix or seven episodes in the early nineties. Profit was the most malign lead in a TV series who had ever beendevised. His role was to undermine the corporations he works for andthe people he works with. He was hard to rout for. He got sympathy forhis childhood. He grew up without parents or emotional contact. He wasraised in a cardboard box. Hit-man has a similar background. How couldFox have risked putting a series like that on?It gets easier and easier as relationships between men and womencontinue to decline. Hit-man refuses to make love to the squeeze whocrosses his path in the film, though she is writhingly appealing.The video game addicts who are the audience for this film can't wait toget back to their computer terminals so its no problem that leadTimothy Olyphant wants nothing to do with the girl.Right away I noticed how inhuman and video game-like the character andthe whole movie are. The characters need no emotional contribution fromme or anyone else as part of the audience. I laughed at the moreoutrageous action scenes because there was no chance I would spillemotion over anyone in the film.Hit-man is a mechanical thriller that lets you know of its soulessnessright away. I wasn't bored with it, though I think it is in many ways acomedy.

lordofpain1983 2012-04-28 02:29:50

The best movie game ever since Mortal Combat?

It was, I think, about a year ago when I first learned that one of myfavorite games of all time was about to become a movie. My firstreaction was who is going to play Mr 47? After some speculations on whois going to be Hit-man it was finally official! Mr Timothy Olyphant isgoing to be the coolest anti-hero in gaming history! I must admit Ididn't quite understand why someone would choose him as the BaldEmotionless man!?! Anyway the movie was finally ready (after quite awhile!) and I found myself holding the ticket and ready to witness thedisappointment of my life!!! But I was in for a huge surprise! I mustadmit I didn't expect it to be a good movie let alone to represent theamazing game...Now I must admit that I am a huge Hit-man fan! That said the movie wasexceptional! The plot was very good, near the main theme of the game(Mr 47 against the world), cool characters, the director (Xavier Gens)did an exceptional work and they could not find a finest girl (OlgaKurylenko) to play the hide an seek with good old Mr 47! And last butnot least the fantastic Timothy Olyphnat as Mr 47! He is phenomenal!!!I think he spent hours playing the game so he could act about Mr 47 asbest as he could!!! He walks like him for god's sake!!! Very good nonemotional work by Mr Olyphant! There are a couple of "game cameraviews" to add to the taste!!! Although there are some not so greatelements in the film as the fact that there is a really "curious" bondbetween Mr 47 and Nika and a fight scene that I was not used to fromthe game! All in all its a great movie for everyone (excludingminors!!!)! A 9 for anyone who is not a Hit-man fan, a solid 10 for therest of us! Can't wait for 2...

Pablo Villaca 2012-04-24 05:25:35

Olyphant faz o possível com um personagem unidimensional por natureza, mas o roteiro absurdo e a direção frágil de Gens, que parece acreditar que cortes rápidos substituem arcos narrativos, conferem ao filme um ar de produção feita para DVD.

carlitospicy0921 2012-04-23 13:49:22

Terrible plot. Terrible actor. Terrible movie.

Super Mario Brothers, Mortal Kombat, Dead Or Alive, Hit-man. What dothese games have in common? Simple, they are games. Yes. They aremovies. Yes. They are good games. Yes. They are good movies. No. Fallen to the always daunting task of making money, the movie producersand game producers of our age love one thing. Money. What else givesyou a better way to make money, then with a blood soaked romp throughEurope with our favorite numerical agent, Agent 47, of the Hit-manseries of games.The movie started slow until it hit the first action sequence ofevents. To be honest it resembled that of a Family Guy episode, justthrown in totally out-of-the-blue. Yes it was good but then it resumedback to the incredibly dry Agent 47. The actor is someone I have neverheard of and i hope to never hear from again. I would assume he has toshow no emotion but it seemed that when he tried to yell he may bust alarynx. The overall action was very good because yes, I love blood. Butwhen a movie makes me to have the ability to plug my ears and I'm stillable to guess what everyone is saying and what will happen next, itdawns on me. Is every video game based movie doomed? What aboutSplinter Cell. What about God Of War... what about Halo?! All I can think about is how remarkably similar the new-age video gamemovies are. Blood, blood, bad action, sex scene, blood, bad acting,done. Aren't on a rainy day, or a sneak in. I'm a guy and yet no matterhow "hardcore" the lead character is, he screams closet homo. Enjoy atyour own risk. I can't say I am disappointed because i never expectedmuch.

ajs-10 2012-04-19 18:56:36

Not rubbish... But not very memorable either...

I have seen this film before, but it's one of those films that isn'texactly memorable whilst at the same time it's not exactly rubbisheither. It's kind of hard to explain really, but I think it's a lotbetter than some 'scores' you'll see on the internet might suggest.It's based on a video game and as such, like many others of its type,it suffers from trying to be too much like the game. I thought it wasactually quite good in patches, it just failed to deliver at thecrucial moments. Here's a brief summary before I give you more of mythoughts.Our Hit-man, Agent 47, was brought up from an early age to be aHit-man. He is hired to assassinate a Russian politician, MikhailBelicoff, and he carries out his instructions to the letter. Imaginehis surprise when the same politician appears live on TV the very nextday. Add to this the fact that he is being pursued by an InterpolOfficer, Mike Whittier and the Russian Secret police are also gettinginvolved. He discovers the politician has a lover, Nika Boronina, whohe kidnaps, hoping to get more information from her. He finds himselfdrawn to her in ways he's not used to. A hit is put out on Agent 47 andpeople from his own employers, 'The Organization' are now also afterhim. It's time to strike back and this is where I leave it. I don'twant to find a mysterious bald man sitting in my armchair when I gethome one stormy evening.As I said at the beginning, this film suffers from trying to be alittle too much like a video game. There is quite an over-complicatedplot that really doesn't have a strong narrative which doesn't helpmatters. Performance wise, I thought Timothy Olyphant did a decent jobas Agent 47, he certainly had the look. Dougray Scott was adequatewithout really breaking a sweat as Mike Whittier and Olga Kurylenko dida decent job as Nika Boronina. Also worthy of note were; RobertKnepper, sporting a natty Russian accent, as Yuri Marklov, UlrichThomsen as Mikhail Belicoff, Henry Ian Cusick as his brother, UdreBelicoff and Michael Offei as Jenkins.Unfortunately this film did have a bit of the look and feel of a 'JasonBourne' film… and we have already seen at least one of those. The fightscenes were all very well done and there were some spectacularexplosions to keep the kids happy (that's a joke by the way). Anover-complicated plot didn't help matters, but at the end of the day Idid find it entertaining, if not very memorable (and I've seen ittwice!). Over all, recommended, but for just one viewing.My Score: 5.7/10

johnny-446 2012-04-19 03:56:41

Extremely bad

This is one of those movies that should never ever been released. Thestory, the acting and the camera were all very bad. Mr. Olyphant lookscomical as Codename 47, he walks weird and has weird looks all thetime. A hit-man movie SHOULD be great but the director plays with thecamera in such a way that you never ever get to see what is going on.When Codenamer 47 is fighting it is extremely clipped so you only seebits and bits of the fighting, this is probably because Olyphant lacksmartial arts experience.Seriously i cant find one good thing about this movie, it failedcompletely.

unlucky_bastard 2012-04-17 01:54:40

A completely generic action flick...

As a fan of the games (meaning I've played them all to completion),this movie was a SERIOUS disappointment. In short, it seems like theywrote a completely generic action movie, then decided to shave theprotagonist's head and call it "Hitman" as an afterthought. If you area fan of the games, or even decent cinema, I recommend you avoid thisat all costs. This movie was the first time I ever seriously consideredgetting up and leaving a theater. Towards the end of the movie, thedisc skipped (in the theater) and no one seemed to notice or even care.To be honest, I remember thinking about how great it would be if itjust skipped to the credits...

sadat-a-ahmad 2012-04-16 05:02:43

definitely one of the best action movies in 2007

i have to say that neither have i played nor have i seen anyone playhit-man. To me, it was just an action movie ... And a really good oneat it! Loved the story build-up ... And the way the plot thickens ...Starting all the way from the hit of a Russian president to theinvolvement of Interpol, FSB, CIA, the president's brother and finallythe president again! The action sequences were disturbingly pleasing!From the 4km shot, bathroom sequence, the escape from hotel to thefight at the train. And the beauty of these sequences are that they arecomplemented by detailed planning by 47.There were quite a few very intelligent moments. Notably, when 47(Olymphant) holds the gun to shoot the witness (Olga) but decidesagainst it after seeing no reaction on her face! Brief nudity, no kissbut wonderful on screen chemistry between Olga & Olymphant; reinforcedby subtle but cheesy dialogs like, keep quiet or i will put you back onthe trunk (47, at breakfast), do we have time for foreplay? (nika, inthe car), it is not polite to stare (nika, at hotel, Istanbul).Now comes the part of acting! I thought all the major characters pulledoff a better than decent job, with Olymphant playing a fitting tough,polite and cool agent 47. If wanted to watch good acting ... I wouldprobably see Atonement or Frida! Here's a thought, when was the lasttime you wanted to watch an action movie for phenomenal acting! Mostimportantly, the action sequences are staged "every 7-to-10 minutes" tokeep the audience excited! 9-out-of-10 for an good & entertaining 90minutes!

Daniel Eagan 2012-04-13 18:29:45

Sluggish, humorless and pointlessly graphic, it will appeal to only the most desperate genre junkie.

Willie Waffle 2012-04-13 06:23:20

Hitman loses steam as we realize what is supposed to happen and we don't get enough bold surprises along the way.