My Review of the Hitman Movie

Bombs, Boobs, and Bullets

I've been a fan of Hitman since Contracts for the PS2, so when I saw the rumors for the movie on IGN in 2003, I was stoked. Four years later, I saw the first trailer and marked the release date on my calendar (though it would turn out to be moved back a few weeks). I can safely say the movie was what I expected it to be.

The movie opens with a flashback of the enigmatic Agent 47's training (to an underscore of the creepy Hitman Theme) under the Organization- a secret group that takes in orphaned children and trains them to be super assassins. From there, 47 gets into a whole mess with government scandals, INTERPOL, and his biggest challenge, a (hostage) girl, who spends more time flirting than cowering.

Now this story may seem a bit cookie-cutter, and in a few ways it is. But don't let the exterior fool you; the story is fairly deep. In fact the sheer level of confusion the story enduces is probably the biggest hampering factor for thie movie to be a classic. At the end of the movie, you'll walk out of the theater (or away from your computer monitor X_X) saying to yourself why the hell didn't so-and-so do this or that.

The factor that has always made Hitman an above-average stealth game was the sheer number of ways you could kill someone. The Hitman movie tries to stay true to this tradition with its several well-choreographed fight scenes which are actually very action-packed.

While the movie's plot is confusing, it fells like a true Hitman game story. Timothy Olyphant does a good job with the 47 persona, but no one can really capture his emotionless escence. And while the female protagonist's apperaing nude twice for two decently extended scenes must have had something to do with many of the sales, it captures the creepy yet adrenaline pulsing aura of Hitman.

3.5/5 Stars

 

bombs? boobs? bullets? not for me mate