Hitman Movie based on the Video Game
Hitman Movie
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The Hitman series owned by IO Interactive has developed such a big following that a movie is being made about it.
Hitman was originally slated to be released on October 2007, but the film's release was postponed to November 2007.
Raised to be an elite assassin, Agent 47 (excellently played by Timothy Olyphant) must carry out jobs for his mysterious masters, but when his employer sets him up in a political assassination attempt, Agent 47 must uncover the leaders behind the conspiracy while protecting a gorgeous (of course) prostitute and being hunted by both the Russian Secret Police and two determined Interpol agents.
The movie uses precious little time to jump right into a plot that is filled with political conspiracies, secret agency manipulations, police investigations, and other fine reasons to hold gunfights in great locations. While those not familiar with the Hitman game (either the original computer game or the video slot) might question Agent 47’s origins, the director has taken a rather commendable step by simply plunging directly into current events with only the accepted knowledge that Agent 47 is the most skilled of killers.
The body count in the movie is impressive (even by Hollywood standards) and more than a few of the action sequences stand out as “unique” in the action genre. At a few points throughout the action it becomes evident that everyone involved is trying a little too hard, but some fast hand-held camera shots and a few hits to the head later, all is forgiven.
Hitman successfully retains the necessary seriousness inherent in the subject matter and while sacrificing story for style and bloodshed, this movie is a rare treat that proves that great computer games can be made into great movies.
Post Production
It has been confirmed by the studio that Nicolas De Toth was brought in to help re-cut the film (note the thanks in the end credits) as he did with the Bruce Willis film Live Free or Die Hard (2007).Hitman was originally slated to be released on October 2007, but the film's release was postponed to November 2007.
Cast
Timothy Olyphant (Deadwood) stars as the world's deadliest assassin and Dougray Scott (Desperate Housewives) portrays the antagonist. Olga Kurylenko (Paris je t'aime), Robert Knepper (Prison Break), Ulrich Thomsen (Festen) and Michael Offei (Casino Royale) also have joined the cast of the videogame adaptation.Plot
Agent 47 has been educated to become a professional assassin for hire, whose most powerful weapons are his nerve and a resolute pride in his work. 47 is both the last two digits of the barcode tattooed on the nape of his neck, and his only name.The hunter becomes the hunted when 47 gets caught up in a political takeover. Both Interpol and the Russian military chase the Hitman across Eastern Europe as he tries to find out who set him up and why they're trying to take him out of the game.But the greatest threat to 47's survival may be the stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a beautiful, damaged girl...The Hitman Movie Review
It’s not often that a good mindless action movie based on a computer game is released, but luckily the creators of the Hitman movie have gone to great lengths to showcase plenty of the blood, bullets, and babe’s requisite of a proper translation of the popular assassin adventure.Raised to be an elite assassin, Agent 47 (excellently played by Timothy Olyphant) must carry out jobs for his mysterious masters, but when his employer sets him up in a political assassination attempt, Agent 47 must uncover the leaders behind the conspiracy while protecting a gorgeous (of course) prostitute and being hunted by both the Russian Secret Police and two determined Interpol agents.
The movie uses precious little time to jump right into a plot that is filled with political conspiracies, secret agency manipulations, police investigations, and other fine reasons to hold gunfights in great locations. While those not familiar with the Hitman game (either the original computer game or the video slot) might question Agent 47’s origins, the director has taken a rather commendable step by simply plunging directly into current events with only the accepted knowledge that Agent 47 is the most skilled of killers.
The body count in the movie is impressive (even by Hollywood standards) and more than a few of the action sequences stand out as “unique” in the action genre. At a few points throughout the action it becomes evident that everyone involved is trying a little too hard, but some fast hand-held camera shots and a few hits to the head later, all is forgiven.
Hitman successfully retains the necessary seriousness inherent in the subject matter and while sacrificing story for style and bloodshed, this movie is a rare treat that proves that great computer games can be made into great movies.
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