By Ryan Parsons | Image property of 20th Century Fox.
Hitman
My hopes are looking to be crushed once again. While Hitman had me sold as being one of the few video game adaptations that can succeed as a film, it would seem that we have another Uwe Boll project on our hands.
Hitman Reviews
I never expected positive reviews from these two sources (below), but they really don't seem to like Hitman. Hopefully the blog culture out there will find the film more appealing but, for now, this is what we got.
Variety Hitman is a Eurotrashy vidgame knockoff that misses its target by a mile. Numbingly unthrilling as it lurches from one violent encounter to another, the pic's dark roots in an electronic, non-dramatic medium are plain to see, and unsuspecting gamers lured to theaters will soon wish they were back home participating in the action themselves. Theatrical playoff will be so quick that the DVD could serve as a stocking stuffer.
The hero in Hitman has a bar code tattooed on his head and kills people with professional nonchalance but can't bring himself to make love to the nearly naked Russian hottie who continually flings herself at him. Of course, this hero, known only as Agent 47, is a geek's poster boy, starring in a movie that looks like a video game because it is, in fact, based on a video game. So the hits come easy. But how do you manage romantic encounters in a video game?
Hitman opens to theaters on November 21st.
For the trailers, poster, stills and more movie info, go to the Hitman
Movie Page.
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