(ESP-ENG) Hit Man [A strange killer] - Movie Review!
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
Romantic comedies are a genre of which I am not a big fan, many times I find them cheesy and with an excess of clichés that honestly are quite tiring. Maybe it's just me being biased and having my judgmental eye to the max or maybe they really are like that and they just don't fit my tastes. The thing is that Hit Man arrived on Netflix and the positive criticism towards this film has been overwhelming, not that I fully trust the criteria of these pages but Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 97% and the audience a 93%, those numbers are crazy if you ask me, hence my curiosity has been activated and I decided to give this curious and funny movie a chance.
This is the story of Gary Johnson (Glen Powell), a very ordinary guy. He is a university professor of psychology and at the same time collaborates with the police in the area of surveillance because he has some skill with electronic devices. One day, thanks to certain circumstances, he has to fill in for a colleague, this is dedicated to being a fake hitman in order to catch those people who pay for murdering other people. This leads him to a path where he has to adopt several personalities and adapt as best as possible so as not to be discovered during the different operations.
His effectiveness rate is very high, surprisingly he is extremely effective in this new task so he quickly adapts very well to this new responsibility. Everything changes one day when he has to attend to a new client, a certain Madison Masters (Adria Arjona) who is very scared, fearful and full of doubts since she has decided to kill her husband. Evidently something happens here and Gary's effectiveness is compromised because instead of wanting to turn this woman in to the police, he decides to help her. This gradually causes the whole situation to spiral out of control to the point that Gary himself is consumed by one of his alter egos. Here begins the journey of a half forbidden romance accompanied by a series of events full of comedy and intrigue.
As I said this kind of plots where what predominates is the comedy based on a relationship are not to my liking but for some reason this film has not bothered me so much, I think it's because that cheesiness of which I spoke before is not as obvious and tiresome as in most films. The comedy is good, there are things that bring out genuine laughs; the romantic part is simple but effective and this is basically because the chemistry between the two actors is very evident and noticeable. Actually the plot doesn't bore because it is super entertaining, surprisingly it kept me in expectation always and as the story progresses it seems that there is something to solve that doesn't let the attention get lost.
It's not a big effects movie or fast-paced action, it's all about human personality traits and themes like self-esteem and wanting to take control of your life as the person you really want to be. Being a psychology professor he handles these things very well, in the end it all centers around multiple personalities as an escape from his own life or a shortcut to the life he would like to live. In the end the moral of it all, from what I took away from the film, is that everyone should discover who they really are and base their personality on that discovery. In the end it's all about what really makes you fulfilled without thinking too much about what people will say.
Glen is a very good actor, the truth is that in this film he manages to do very well, he is a funny guy who is made for this role. It's a simple role, the film is not deep enough to get too technical but yes, he gave a cool performance. Adria is the perfect complement, I honestly didn't have her on the radar beyond her appearance in the nefarious Morbius and Andor from Star Wars but she has her own thing going on as well, as with Glen her role is kind of generic but the one needed to make the movie what it is, quite entertaining. The two of them work very well together, 100 points for the casting because they made a good couple. Very good supporting characters by the way, they helped a lot to give spark to the story.
I give it an 8/10. I was very skeptical of this movie but in the end it ended up being very good. A fun plot with a couple of interesting plot twists. You can find it on Netflix and it's just under two hours long. I'll leave the trailer here so you can check it out.
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Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
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Creo que la mayoría, para no decir todos huimos de las películas románticas jaja, pero bueno, si tiene un toque de comedia, allí la cosa suele cambiar, a mí me gustan asi, pero que sea más comedia que romance jiji, la tendré en cuenta, saludos.
Yo que no soy nada amante del género la verdad es que me gustó, se me hizo entretenida y divertida. Y bueno que la trama tiene sus detalles interesantes. Si vale la pena, es posible que te guste.
Saludos, gracias por la visita!