Hitman | 
| Director: Xavier Gens
Actors: Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Ulrich Thomsen
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 45659
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2250279D
UPC: 024543502791
EAN: 0024543502791
ASIN: B0012RLX7Y
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: March 11, 2008
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It's hard not to feel like one has entered a certain dimension of video-game logic while watching Hitman, a lightly enjoyable action-suspense movie indeed based on a popular and bloody game about a mysterious hired gun with a bar-code tattoo on his bald head and a number (47) in lieu of a name. Living like a chaste monk while slipping past borders to kill his targets, 47 (Timothy Olyphant of Deadwood) moves like a determined shark and speaks softly to his contact at the enigmatic "the Organization," which raises cast-off children to become well-paid assassins. Fruitlessly pursued by an Interpol cop (Dougray Scott) who can never get sovereign governments to cooperate, 47 has no trouble slipping in and out of countries to ply his trade. Until, that is, he's set up to take a fall in Russia by shooting a national leader who is promptly replaced by a lookalike double. Suddenly on the run, 47 has to retrace his steps and formulate a lethal plan for extricating himself from a trap. Caught in the chaos is the lovely Nika (Olga Kurylenko), forced into sex slavery by 47's new enemies and the one person who seems uniquely qualified to break through 47's many personal barriers. Directed by France's Xavier Gens, Hitman features loads of bloody mayhem and unabashed moments of pulp absurdity, such as a scene in which 47 and three other Organization killers agree to fight one another respectfully, then proceed to pulverize each other with swords and fists. As fodder for gamers, however, Hitman is packed with visuals and dramatic moments that seem so odd on the big screen until one realizes they are basically placemarkers for the video-game edition. --Tom Keogh
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BASED OFF THE POPULAR VIDEO GAME, THE ASSASSION KILLER WITH A BARCODE ON HIS HEAD. HE SEEKS TO FIND OUT WHY RUSSIAN PRESIDENT NOMINEE WAS THE CLIENT FOR HIS OWN HIT.
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 Slightly less awful than I expected. June 17, 2009
RMurray847 (Albuquerque, NM United States)
HITMAN was better than I expected. It's still not a good movie, but it wasn't quite the dreck-fest I feared. While still a piece of nonsense, I actually grew to like Timothy Olyphant's performance enough to forgive many other failings of the film.
I've never played the video game, and cannot comment on its success transferring to film.
HITMAN shows us, in the opening credit sequence (with Ave Maria playing in the background for no good reason, except, I suppose, that it's always a little haunting) that there is a society that exists to take young children, remove them from society, and turn them into passionless, soulless killing machines. An assassin factory. To sort of quote the movie: "the society was rumored to be so secret that no one knew it existed." So who started the rumors anyway?
These killers have their heads shaved and a huge bar code tattooed on the backs of their necks. These bar codes are VERY noticeable, but I guess in the world of HITMAN, society has decided to ignore these folks.
Olyphant plays a hitman who is sent to kill the Russian president (I think that's who he was...it's been a week since I saw it, so who remembers the plot!). And then he's asked to kill a witness. Yet it turns out that this is all a complicated double-cross that has him targeted for elimination. He investigates those who have betrayed him, and in proper hitman fashion, sets out to get his vengeance.
Meanwhile, he is stalked around the world by a man from Interpol (Dougray Scott), who seems to have a great nose for arriving where the hitman was 30 seconds ago, but never where he is NOW.
Olyphant develops an interest in the witness he nearly killed, played by recent Bond girl Olga Kurylenko (who also appears in video game inspired MAX PAYNE). And it is, oddly, this relationship that I actually enjoyed. I say "oddly" because Kurylenko is NOT a good actress. (Although if you find her attractive or sexy, you'll want to see the film for sure. She spends lot of it nude.) I simply enjoyed watching Olyphant warm up to her. He is a man without much personality, and apparently pretty much sexless as well. He kills and survives to kill again. He moves through the world without being noticed. And that's what he was bred to do. Yet this woman intrigues him, and he begins to imagine a life beyond what he has always known. And he shows glimmerings of a rudimentary conscience. By no means am I suggesting his performance (or the script) are award worthy or anything such thing. But to me, who was expecting little beyond mindless action, I was pleasantly surprised that I actually almost cared what happened to this guy.
As for the action...there is plenty. Much of it is perfunctory, and very little is original. There's a good fight scene involving short swords, but other than that, it's nothing special.
Olyphant is a decent actor (I liked him in GO, where he played a drug dealer...not so much in LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD). This role at least does him no damage, because he milks all he can from it. Dougray Scott has a wonderful, rich accent. Too bad he's a feeble actor, and in this part, the script calls for him to say silly things. If HITMAN had given us a decent foil for Olyphant, it would have been even better. Instead we get a cop that we never for one second think can get the better of our hit man.
If you're looking for a mindless, violent shoot-`em-up...then this film will suit fairly well. If by my review you're thinking, "hey, I don't really like mindless shoot-`em-ups" but this sounds like something more...well...I'm sorry I left that impression. It is still mostly mindless...but just a tiny bit better than expected.
 Movie is awesome June 3, 2009
Roberto C. Ortega
This movie rocks!!!! and its in Blu-ray what else can you ask for. Recommend to anyone that likes action movies.
Play the game first May 28, 2009
R. Dunagan (Roanoke, VA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When this movie came out, the local paper's review was scathing. The critic said that the theater had the "distinct smell of 'moms basement'". He also attempted to compare Hitman to the Bourne series. The movie was not intended to even come close to rivaling the genius of Robert Ludlum. What truly annoyed me about the critics of this movie was that they seemed completely unaware of the existence of the video games that the movie is based on.
Personally, I really enjoyed the movie. Its the only movie on my iPod, and it never ceases to be entertaining. There are shoot outs with fully automatic weapons, explosions, a hot russian chick, and some brutal fight scenes. Maybe the plot isnt as deep and complicated as one of the Bourne movies, but its still entertaining.
Its far more entertaining to fans of the game series. There are things in the movie that you appreciate more if you have played the games that other people wont see. When I first heard that a movie was in the works, and that Vin Diesel was being considered for the lead role, I cringed. Too many steroids and he is too easily mocked to be a decent action star. I think they chose well for the lead role.
Anyway, in short, its a fun movie, and i think it looks amazing on Bluray.
 Disappointing May 18, 2009
Alan Starr (Lawrence, MA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Disappointing thriller about a no-name hitman. Stars Timothy Olyphant who is so amazing in 'Deadwood', but can't cut it here. Maybe if it were Clive Owen or Jason Statham as the lead it would have helped. Turned it off about an hour into it.
Good shoot'em up.. May 17, 2009
L. Miller
I already rented this on dvd and just had to buy it on BluRay..I really like action movies and shoot'em ups..
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