Rewatching Hitman (2007): A Flawed, Fun Time Capsule of Late-2000s Action
It’s not a good Hitman movie. But it is a good bad movie—and sometimes, that’s exactly what you want on a rainy Sunday afternoon. hitman 2007
Director Xavier Gens ( Frontier(s) ) brings a European grindhouse feel. The color palette is all muted grays and browns, and the camera lingers on 47’s cold, methodical preparation. You believe this man kills people for a living. Here’s the cardinal sin for fans of the Hitman games ( Silent Assassin, Blood Money ). The movie has almost no stealth . Agent 47 walks through hotel lobbies in full view, shoots dozens of cops in public, and engages in a massive helicopter explosion. That’s not a hitman—that’s a one-man army. Rewatching Hitman (2007): A Flawed, Fun Time Capsule