#The hit list film professional
Arbor reveals that he’s a professional killer, but Campbell laughs it off – although not before scribbling a hit list of five names on a napkin. Reluctant at first, Jonas decides to engage in friendly conversation, and in short time, the two are chatting like old buddies. When he stumbles into a bar to drink his sorrows away with Jack Daniels, he spies Arbor sitting nearby. He also has a brand new black eye from a loan shark he’s been unable to pay. His boss has lost faith in him a younger coworker steals his promotion and his wife Sydney (Ginny Weirick) is cheating on him with his best friend. Allan Campbell (Cole Hauser) is a corporate man in Washington D.C., struggling to get ahead, but always behind in money and outlook. Immediately, the introductory dialogue is generic but when the thrills start to pick up, the conversations follow suit. It’s incredibly anticlimactic, and one of the worst openings to any action movie. Then it cuts to the title sequence, complete with James Bond graphics and a theme song, also reminiscent of 007 – “47 Ways to Die,” by Lillian Axe. No action, no explosions, no killing – just a man in black announcing Arbor’s status. Before any of the details are revealed, the opening scene merely shows Arbor crawling out of bed in his underwear, and a following shot with an agent claiming the hitman has gone missing. Instead of proceeding with the assassination he’s been assigned, he turns to vigilantism and strikes a different target, a controversial talk show host. In Seattle, Washington, professional killer Jonas Arbor (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is suddenly struck by traumatic flashbacks, worsened by the fact that he’s recently discovered his health is waning. Perhaps a few more minds needed to be involved in the various editing phases. It’s almost as if the writers grasped a story that was too great for their own good, unable to tackle it the way more experienced filmmakers might have. The idea is brilliant, and much of the plot progression is masterful, but the overall execution is flawed. As with all good thrillers, the fantasy eventually shifts into terror, as the humorous notion fades into a nightmare involving cold-blooded, violent death. He Hit List” has a particularly exciting, enjoyably fascinating fantasy at its heart, tugging at the desirable idea of eliminating your enemies in real life (be careful what you wish for). Release Date: May 10th, 2011 MPAA Rating: Rĭirector: William Kaufman Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., Cole Hauser, Jonathan LaPaglia, Ginny Weirick, Michael Papajohn “T
0 kommentar(er)
