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Release Date: November, 21 2007
Studio: 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R
Genre: Action • Adventure
Director: Xavier Gens
Writers: Skip Woods
Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Henry Ian Cusick, Ulrich Thomsen
Synopsis: Agent 47 (Olyphant) has been educated to become a professional assassin for hire. His most powerful weapons are his nerve and a resolute pride in his work. 47 is both the last two digits of the barcode tattooed on the nape of his neck, and his only name. The hunter becomes the hunted when 47 gets caught up in a political takeover. Both Interpol and the Russian military chase the HITMAN across Eastern Europe as he tries to find out who set him up and why they're trying to take him out of the game. But the greatest threat to 47's survival may be the stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a beautiful, damaged girl.
The Review: You're Critic for the Evening: Mikey

You can probably count the number of good video game movies on one hand...prepare to be forced to use that other hand as well (I had to use both and once you see Olga you'll understand part of the reason).

Hitman succeeds where so many other video game movies fail miserably; it sticks to the premise of the game and is broad enough that Joe-action-film-go'er could see this flick and not even know its based on a video game. Very little of this movie screams video game adaptation (thank the gods).

Let's talk casting for a bit; Timothy Olyphant has gone from creepy characters to creepy badass this year. Not the first name you'd attach to play agent 47 but damn if it don't work. Dougray Scott on the other hand...well...screw it lets just move on to what's really important...Olga Kurylenko; the newest poster girl for hot Euro Trashy Hotties. She's "the girl you wouldn't bring home to ????". Congrats to Olga..welcome to "The List" sweetheart.

The action in this lands somewhere between the Bourne films and Die Hard; pretty slick with some badass innovations. Basically boxes of bullets, slashing swords, and big explosions...everything a growing boy needs in a film.

The movies only downside is that it handles like Agent 47. It's a little cold at points when it should open up to the viewer a little. It's intentional of course and needed to keep the Agent 47 tone they have going. Not a big complaint possibly just a missed chance.

Overall: HITMAN is the action you crave this Thanksgiving.
Rating: 4 out of 5

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