Hit Man, starring Glen Powell as the eponymous pseudo-assassin, was released on Netflix to huge critical acclaim.
The action comedy currently sits at a 97% fresh rating Rotten tomatoes and audience rating of 93%. Hit Man stars Powell as Gary Johnson, a professor of psychology and philosophy at the University of New Orleans who assists the NOLA police in various sting operations. Gary suddenly finds himself posing as a fake assassin to save a woman (Adria Arjona) in danger – who, of course, he falls deeply in love with.
Richard Linklater directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Powell, based on 2001 True Crime Article by Ski Hollandsworth. The director watched tapes of the cases worked by the real Gary Johnson, even pulling out a line that Powell would use in the film. The cast includes Austin Amelio, Sanjay Rao, Molly Bernard and Evan Holtzman.
People Magazine called the film “a complete original, with a magical quirk of its own,” with Shale referring to it as a “comfortable hangout movie.” Decision maker wrote that Linklater’s goal is “to make us laugh, not annoy us, and he succeeds, whether he’s peddling satirical caricature or playing with irony. Our own review calls it “a damn good time in movies that will leave you humming.”
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