Hitman (2007/I)

Director:

Xavier Gens

Writer (WGA):

Skip Woods (written by)

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.

Plot Keywords:

Interpol | Agent 47 | Assassin | Shot In The Head | Syringe

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Timothy Olyphant	...	Agent 47
Dougray Scott	...	Mike Whittier
Olga Kurylenko	...	Nika Boronina
Robert Knepper	...	Yuri Marklov
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Mikhail Belicoff
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Udre Belicoff
Michael Offei	...	Jenkins
Christian Erickson	...	General Kormarov
Eriq Ebouaney	...	Bwana Ovie
Joe Sheridan	...	Captain Gudnayev
James Faulkner	...	Smith Jamison
Jean-Marc Bellu	...	Hitman #2
Nicky Naude	...	Hitman #3
Abdou Sagna	...	Hitman #4
Ilya Nikitenko	...	Hitman #5
Loïc Molla	...	Hitman #6
Youssef Diawara	...	Hog-Tied Prisoner
Patrick Ligardes	...	Another Buyer
Anca Radici	...	The Sad Girl (as Ancuta Radici)
Peter Hudson	...	Mr. Price
Cyril Guei	...	Old SUV Leader
Ivan Yurukov	...	Russian John
Vladimir Kolev	...	HRT Guy
Makssim Kolev Genchev	...	Yuri's Guy #3
Kamen Ivanov	...	Russian Captain
Stefka Yanorova-Trenfafilova	...	Belicoff's Wife
Yasmine Meddour	...	Belicoff's Daughter
Iosis Shamli	...	SWAT Team Leader #1
Desislava Bakardzhieva	...	Female News Reporter
Paul Barrett	...	Reporter #3
Viktoria Dimova	...	Mike's Daughter - 8 Years
Svezhen Mladenov	...	Russian Forensic (as Svejen Ivanov Mladenov)
Biliana Petrinska	...	Another Officer (as Byliana Ognyanova Petrinska)
Emile Abossolo M'bo	...	General Ajunwa
Paul Bandey	...	Director MC Ray
Nikolay Valentinov Lukanov	...	Swanky Restaurant Waiter #1
Boiko Boyanov	...	SWAT Team Guy #3 (as Boyko Boyanov)
Deyan Donkov	...	Russian EMT (as Deyan Donkov Nikolov)
Sabine Crossen	...	June (as Sabine Camille Crossen)
Assen Blatechki	...	FSB Driver (as Asen Emiliov Blatechki)
Dobrin Dosev	...	Clergyman (as Dobrin Markov Dosev)
Vili Dimitrova	...	Terrified Maid
Anatoli Nechev	...	SWAT Team Guy #2 (as Anatolli Nachev)
Blagovest Argirov	...	Swanky Restaurant Waiter #2
Nikolay Stoyanov Ilchev	...	Russian Soldier with Radio
Milko Marinov Milanov	...	Interpol Driver
Elvis Delannay	...	Leader Assistant
Dessislava Zidarova	...	Belicoff's Whore
Lisa Jacobs	...	Diana (voice)
Atanas Mihaylov Srebrev	...	News Correspondent
Samantha Timmerman	...	Reporter #1 (as Samantha Z. Timmerman)
Patrick Albenque	...	Reporter #2
Borislav Parvanov	...	Young Agent 47
Velizar Binev	...	The Priest (as Velizar Nikolaev Binev)
Hristo Neykov Neykov	...	Video Game Player #1
Nikolay Milev	...	Video Game Player #2

Directed by
Xavier Gens

Writing credits (WGA)
Skip Woods		(written by)

Produced by
Daniel Alter	....	co-producer
Adrian Askarieh	....	producer
Vin Diesel	....	executive producer
Janos Flösser	....	executive producer (as Janos Flosser)
Charles Gordon	....	producer
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam	....	producer
Erhan Ozogul	....	co-line producer

Original Music by
Geoff Zanelli

Cinematography by
Laurent Barès		(director of photography) (as Laurent Bares)

Film Editing by
Carlo Rizzo
Antoine Vareille

Casting by
Bouchra Fakhri
Christian Kaplan
Debbie McWilliams

Production Design by
Jacques Bufnoir

Art Direction by
Johann George

Set Decoration by
Atanas Apostolov
Véronique Melery

Costume Design by
Olivier Bériot		(as Olivier Beriot)

Makeup Department
Olivier Afonso	....	special effects makeup supervisor
Frédérique Arguello	....	hair stylist (as Frederique Arguello)
Sabine Fevre	....	makeup artist
Laetitia Hillion	....	special makeup effects artist
Frédéric Lainé	....	special makeup effects artist (as Frederic Laine)
Petya Simeonova	....	makeup assistant
Yana Stoyanova	....	special makeup effects assistant
Nelly Teova	....	hair assistant (as Neli Teova)
Vessela Tocheva	....	hair assistant (as Vessela Tosheva)

Production Management
Jean-François Chaintron	....	production manager: second unit
David Deshayes	....	unit production manager: retakes
Marc Guidetti	....	unit manager
Thierry Guilmard	....	production manager
Leila Smith	....	production supervisor: EuropaCorp
Marsha L. Swinton	....	production representative
Stanislas Vart	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Felix Baudouin	....	second assistant director
Christel Bordon	....	second assistant director: second unit
David Campi-Lemaire	....	first assistant director: second unit (as David Campi Lemaire)
Yann Cuinet	....	first assistant director
Lusin Dink	....	second assistant director
Vanessa Djian	....	second assistant director: retakes
Elitza Gueorguieva	....	second second assistant director
Krasimir Hazarbasanov	....	first assistant director: Bulgaria
Borimir Ilkov	....	second second assistant director
Alexander Kossev	....	first assistant director: Bulgaria
Olivier Megaton	....	second unit director
Boyka Pehlivanova	....	second assistant director (as Boika Pehlivanova)
Marie Rolindes	....	second assistant director
Iva Slavova	....	second assistant director
Tarryn Greybè	....	second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Ahmet T. Uygun	....	first assistant director: second unit: Turkiye (uncredited)

Art Department
Jacques Aucomte	....	props buyer
Atanas Cherkezov	....	assistant property master (as Atanas Tcherkezov)
Jonathan Delerue	....	storyboard artist
Velina Gospodinova	....	art department trainee
Maëlig Hamard	....	art department trainee
Benedicte Joffre	....	assistant set decorator
Boriana Mintcheva	....	set decorator: Bulgaria (as Boryana Mintcheva)
Olivier Nguyen	....	property master
Christophe Niaux	....	props
Prolet Gueorguieva Polia	....	art director: Bulgaria (as Prolet Gueorguieva)
Riccardo Pugliese	....	art director: second unit
Per-Olof Renard	....	first assistant art director
Teodor Valtchev	....	car props
Tzvetana Yankova	....	first assistant art director
Maria Doicheva	....	painter (uncredited)
Orlin Grozdanov	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Emmanuel Angrand	....	sound editor
Antoine Baudouin	....	dialogue editor
Thomas Bernard	....	sound recordist
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Jonathan Chiles	....	boom operator: Cape Town
Matthieu Dallaporta	....	sound re-recording mixer
Pascal Dedeye	....	foley artist
Frederic Dubois	....	sound designer
Frederic Dubois	....	supervising sound editor
François Fayard	....	supervising sound editor
Alain Gandit	....	adr editor
Loïc Gourbe	....	foley editor
Loïc Gourbe	....	sound recordist
Daniel Gries	....	foley artist
Pierre-Yves Lavoué	....	sound mixer: second unit
Maud Lombart	....	assistant sound editor
Didier Lozahic	....	foley recordist
Didier Lozahic	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anne Maisonhaute	....	adr editor
Valentin Orlov	....	cable person
Jonathan Rimas	....	adr mixer
Jacques Sans	....	production sound mixer
Pierre Sans	....	boom person
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Mathieu Cavillon	....	special effects
Hubert Devinck	....	special effects
Philippe Hubin	....	special effects supervisor
Jean-Christophe Magnaud	....	special effects coordinator
Gilbert Pelosi	....	special effects
Sylvie Rousselin	....	special effects
Rumen Stoychev	....	special effects (as Roumen Stoychev)
Jean-Yves Thoreau	....	special effects
Vencislav Yondov	....	special effects (as Ventzislav Yondov)

Visual Effects by
Grégory Bantze	....	compositor
Pascal Berthe	....	matte artist
Alain Bignet	....	digital compositor
Jerome Billet	....	matte artist (as Jerome Billet-Lardux)
Guy Gerard Blanc	....	matte artist
Raphael Boch	....	3D artist
Axel Bonami	....	digital compositor
Cyrille Bonjean	....	compositing supervisor (as Cyrille Bonjean-Rybill)
Gaëlle Bossis	....	digital compositor
Brent M. Bowen	....	digital compositor
Lohengrin Braconnier	....	assistant colorist
Judith Bruneau	....	visual effects coordinator
Eric Carme	....	3D artist
Matthieu Chatelier	....	Flame artist
Sam Dabbs	....	international titles
Nicolas Daniel	....	data manager
Stéphanie Dargent	....	matte artist
Bertrand de Saint Seine	....	titles and credits
Nicolas Dumay	....	3D artist
Thomas Duval	....	visual effects supervisor
Loic Flamand	....	visual effects
Monteil Fredrik	....	digital compositor
Philippe Frère	....	2D artist
John Griffith	....	pre-visualization artist
Jessica Guglielmi	....	digital effects supervisor
Rodolphe Guglielmi	....	visual effects supervisor
Philippe Huberdeau	....	senior compositor
Bourdonnay Judikael	....	visual effects supervisor
Ramesh Karthikeyan	....	compositor: efx
Pacini Kevin	....	editor: visual effects
Blaise Lacolley	....	2D artist
Nicolas Lacroix	....	assistant visual effects coordinator: Duboi
Aurelie Lajoux	....	2D artist (as Aurelie Lambelin)
Julien Lambert	....	3D supervisor
Yann Larochette	....	digital compositor
Nicolas Leblanc	....	3D artist
Emmanuel Le Courbe	....	digital compositor
Anaïs Lenea	....	2D artist
Jérome Lionard	....	digital compositor
Sergeï Lourié	....	digital compositor (as Sergei Lourie-Glouk)
Eric Manevy	....	2D artist
Pascal Nowak	....	digital colorist
Jean-Christophe Olivier	....	senior compositor
Frederic Ovcaric	....	visual effects producer
Benjamin Pelletreau	....	digital compositor
Cecile Peltier	....	senior compositor
Cecile Peltier	....	sequence supervisor
Alexis Peraste	....	digital compositor
Teddy Percherancier	....	visual effects producer
Florence Pernet	....	2D artist
Carlos Perona	....	3D artist
Siddharthan Raman	....	roto/prep artist
Isabelle Ramnou	....	matte artist
Julien Record	....	digital compositor
Nicolas Rigaud	....	digital compositor
Florian Senand	....	digital compositor
Alexandre Signoret	....	2D artist
Annabelle Troukens	....	visual effects producer
Robert Urbanczyk	....	3D artist
Edouard Valton	....	visual effects production manager
Delphine VanBay	....	matte artist (as Delphine Van Bay)
Morgan Varona	....	2D artist
Yannick Waechter	....	3D artist

Stunts
Sedina Balde	....	stunt performer (as Seydina Balde)
Serge Crozon-Cazin	....	stunt performer
George Danailov	....	stunt performer (as Gueorgui Danailov)
Laurent Fresnais	....	stunt driver
Timothe Ghislain	....	stunt driver
Francois Grobbelaar	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Pascal Guégan	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Pascal Guegan)
Philippe Guégan	....	stunt coordinator (as Philippe Guegan)
Christian Hening	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Benoit Lagniez	....	stunt driver
Jean-Claude Lagniez	....	stunt supervisor: cars
Gregory Loffredo	....	fight choregrapher
Frederic Makowiecki	....	car stunt driver
Parvan Parvanov	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Parvan Parvanov 'Tzatza')
Cyril Raffaelli	....	fight choreographer
Frederick Renard	....	stunt performer
Patrick Ronchin	....	car stunt driver
Franz Spilhaus	....	stunt coordinator south africa
Astou Vedel	....	stunt double
Astou Vedel	....	stunt double: Olga kurylenko stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Susie Allnutt	....	still photographer (as Susan Allnutt)
Loïc Andrieu	....	Steadicam operator
Andrea Arnone	....	Steadicam operator
Andrea Arnone	....	camera operator
Philippe Balkanski	....	company electrician
Frédérique Barraja	....	still photographer
Amida Belgarbi	....	best boy electric (as Amida Belgharbi)
Eric Caro	....	still photographer
Mathieu De Montgrand	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Georgy Dimitrov	....	additional first assistant camera (as Gueorgui Dimitrov)
Jean-François Dubut	....	best boy grip (as Jean-Francois Dubut)
Jérôme Fabre	....	electrician
Yavor Ganev	....	company grip
Pierre Garnier	....	key grip
Laurent Héritier	....	gaffer: re-shoots
Alexander Idakiev	....	company electrician
Hristo Idakiev	....	best boy electric: Bulgaria
Emil Ivelinov	....	company grip (as Emil Velinov)
Dimitar Ventseslavov Kostov	....	camera loader: second unit
Dimitar Ventseslavov Kostov	....	second assistant camera
Ilio Kotorenchev	....	loader (as Ilyo Kotarantzev)
Ilio Kotorenchev	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Ilyo Kotarantzev)
Alexander Krumov	....	camera operator
Cyril Kuhnholtz	....	key grip
Eric Le Roux	....	Steadicam operator
Eric Le Roux	....	camera operator
Pascale Marin	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Pavel Mitov	....	company electrician
Dimitar Nikolov	....	best boy grip: Bulgaria
Vihar Nikolov	....	company grip
Sebastien Pentecouteau	....	director of photography: second unit
Serge Pirodeau	....	making-of camera
Charlet Recors	....	aerial cameraman
Richard Rolf	....	Steadicam: second unit
Alex Samoundji	....	third assistant camera
Nikifor Sopov	....	company electrician (as Nikofir Shopov)
Geo Stephanov	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Rico Torres	....	still photographer
Alexandre Trenev	....	company electrician (as Alexander Trenev)
Plamen Vassiliev	....	company electrician (as Plamen Vassilev)
Danail Voutchkov	....	company grip
Colin Wandersman	....	gaffer
Georgi Yankov	....	video assistant (as Gueorgui Yankov)
Anton Ognianov	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Tolga Dundar	....	local casting: Turkey
Reg Poerscout-Edgerton	....	casting associate: UK
Lina Todd	....	additional casting
Ilka Valcheva	....	casting: Bulgaria (as Ilka Valtcheva)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Magali Cohen	....	costume supervisor
Céline Collobert	....	set costumer (as Celine Collobert)
Margarita Dineva	....	head wardrobe dresser
Katharina Erbsloeh	....	set costumer
Ani Gelinova	....	personal dresser: Mr. Olyphant (as Anna Guelinova)
Nona Ivanova	....	hand sewing dresser
Camille Joste	....	set costumer
Lorenzo Mancianti	....	set costumer
Anguel Manov	....	wardrobe accessories
Olga Mekikchieva	....	personal dresser: Mr. Scott and Mr. Offei (as Olga Mekektchieva)
Adriyana Naydenova	....	assistant costume designer (as Adryana Naïdenova)
Vassilka Nikolova	....	cleaner/laundry
Julia Philippova	....	set costumer
Boryana Stephanova	....	aging/dyeing
Marina Yaneva	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Nadia Atout	....	dailies supervisor
Guerric Catala	....	assistant editor
Reginald Gallienne	....	dailies transfer
Louise Genis-Cosserat	....	assistant editor
David Heinz	....	first assistant editor: USA
Lorraine Houpert	....	avid technician
Sylvie Lager	....	assistant editor
Christophe Lucotte	....	color timer
Laure Meynet	....	first assistant editor
Pascal Nowak	....	digital film colorist

Music Department
Ryeland Allison	....	composer: additional music
Jeffrey Biggers	....	score music mixer (as Jeff Biggers)
Pierre Brien	....	assistant music recordist
John Finklea	....	music editor
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Walt Fowler	....	orchestrator (as Walter Fowler)
Matthieu Gonet	....	conductor
Steven Kofsky	....	music production services
Vincent Lebegue	....	music legal coordinator
Didier Lizé	....	music recordist
Alexandre Mahout	....	music supervisor
Yvonne S. Moriarty	....	orchestrator (as Suzanne Moriarty)
John Rodd	....	music editor
Jill Streeter	....	music preparation (as Jill Streater)
Bobby Tahouri	....	composer: additional music
Greg Vines	....	assistant music mixer
Michael Wijnen	....	music department head

Transportation Department
Bojidar Kostov	....	production driver

Other crew
Laurence Auge	....	assistant: Mr. Le Pogam
Laure Auger-Robert	....	production secretary
Juliette Baumard	....	script supervisor
Ron Blecker	....	tactical consultant
Marc Cherruau	....	assistant: Mr. Le Pogam
Emre Cosar	....	production accountant assistant
Marisa Dean	....	production coordinator
Bertrand de Saint Seine	....	title designer
Krasimira Karachorova	....	script supervisor: second unit
Kalina Krasteva	....	assistant script supervisor: second unit
Gregory Loffredo	....	choreographer
Mounia Meddour Gens	....	assistant: Mr. Gens
Philippe Philipov	....	location manager
Cyril Raffaelli	....	choreographer
Elise Romestant	....	script supervisor: reshoots
Geraldine Schubert	....	script assistant
Vincent Stevenel	....	production accountant
Samantha Timmerman	....	script supervisor (as Samantha Z. Timmerman)
Xavier Wakefield	....	production services: London

Thanks
Nicolas De Toth	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (as Twentieth Century Fox) (presents)
• Europa Corp.
• Anka Film
• Daybreak Productions
• Dune Entertainment
• Prime Universe Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Australia (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2007-2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (extended edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (extended edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Duboi (visual effects)
• BR Films (additional visual effects)
• Duran Duboi

Other Companies

• ARRI  cameras (as Arriflex)
• Anka Film  production services: Turkey (as Ankafilm)
• BR Films  visual effects
• BTW Productions  music preparation
• Cine Cascade  car stunts
• Cinéstéréo  optical transfer
• Create Advertising Group  title design
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• Digital Factory  digital intermediate
• Digital Factory  sound post-production
• Fetish Film  production services: Russia
• GeoEye  satellite imagery courtesy of
• La-La Land Records  soundtrack
• MIA Films  production services: South Africa
• Remote Control Productions  music mixed at (as Remote Control)
• Right Lobe Design Group  titles
• Scanlab  video laboratory
• Sofilm  production services: Bulgaria
• Studio Guillaume Tell  music recorded at (as Guillaume Tell Studios)

Also Known As:

Hitman - Agente 47 (Mexico) (Venezuela) [es]
Hitman (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Hitman - A bérgyilkos (Hungary) [hu]
Hitman - Agent 47 (Croatia) [hr]
Hitman - Assassino 47 (Brazil) [pt]
Hitman - Ektelestis 47 (Greece) [el]
Hitman - Jeder stirbt alleine (Germany) [de]
Hitman - L'assassino (Italy) [it]
Hitman, agente 47 (Argentina) [es]
Tueur à gages (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

89 min | 90 min (unrated version)

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English | Russian | Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | DTS

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Ireland:16 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | South Africa:16 | Hungary:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Malaysia:18PL | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | France:Unrated | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | USA:R (certificate #43962) | Argentina:13 (re-rating) | Japan:PG-12 | New Zealand:R16 | Ireland:18 | Denmark:15 | Netherlands:16 | Austria:16 | Spain:18 | Brazil:16 | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Régie du Cinéma Québec)

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

While Dougray Scott often pulls a cigarette out, he never actually manages to light one.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Like many other movies portraying Interpol agents many mistakes are made concerning how Interpol works and operates. For example Interpol officers do not directly conduct inquiries in member countries and Interpol’s constitution forbids its involvement in several types of crimes, such as political ones.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mike Whittier: Fuck!
Agent 47: It's not there. It's in the kitchen, where you left it.
Mike Whittier: How'd you get in?
Agent 47: You have a nice family. They're fine. Alive. Asleep.

Movie Connections:

References A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Soundtrack:

As Vezez Amanha

So-so genre film that is nothing to write home about

From childhood Agent 47 was trained and conditioned to kill. As an adult he is one of many hit men working for The Organisation across the world – killing on behalf of unseen clients. However when a successful hit on the Russian president is presented as a near miss, 47 realises that something is up – a realisation only confirmed when the Russian authorities converge on his position. Having dealt with them, Agent 47 goes on the offensive to expose those that have turned against him.

Hit-man got very poor reviews when it came out in the cinemas and this was enough to make me skip it then, but not totally enough when it came to DVD. Seeing it for myself I must say that the majority of critics were being a bit too snotty but mostly did have a point because this is certainly not a very good film. However it is not a terrible one by any means. As many others have said, this is a case of a film not even pretending to do anything other than the genre basics and I cannot imagine many viewers would have come to this not knowing what to expect. In that regard it does just that in all aspects – good and bad, well "so-so" and bad. The action sequences are typical slow-motion, stylised stuff that you have seen countless other places. They are not remarkable but they do provide distraction in how easy they are to watch.

So far so genre but in other areas it doesn't even really do the basics. The plot has potential but the delivery is fudged and the significance or extent is not that well expressed and seemed detached from the action, rather than driving it. Compare and contrast it with the Bourne films and you'll get my meaning because I thought that trilogy did it much better than this film. The dialogue is also poor and at times it does feel like it has been written by a piece of software rather than people. The dialogue also knocks onto the performances. Olyphant is solid enough when asked to be cool and deadly but in scenes where he has to do more he mostly flounders. Scott has more talking to do and at times he sounds like he can barely be bothered to pronounce the words – he is poor from start to finish. Kurylenko has the thankless task of being the "sexy plot device" and is not helped by some terrible dialogue that would have taken some amazing delivery and chemistry to make work – she cannot do the delivery and she cannot break the cold hit-man to produce chemistry. The rest of the cast are so-so but do the basics well enough.

Hit-man is not a rubbish film by any means bur I can understand why many "proper" critics gave it such a kicking. The reason is that it is totally generic in the areas where it should have been strong (the action) and in every other area it is subpar even by the standards of the genre.