Martin Blank es un asesino a sueldo atrapado en la rutina, cuando su reunión de los 10 años de graduados de secundaria le da la oportunidad con un viejo amor y llevar a cabo un último trabaj... Leer todoMartin Blank es un asesino a sueldo atrapado en la rutina, cuando su reunión de los 10 años de graduados de secundaria le da la oportunidad con un viejo amor y llevar a cabo un último trabajo. Con John Cusack, Minnie Driver y Dan Aykroyd.Martin Blank es un asesino a sueldo atrapado en la rutina, cuando su reunión de los 10 años de graduados de secundaria le da la oportunidad con un viejo amor y llevar a cabo un último trabajo. Con John Cusack, Minnie Driver y Dan Aykroyd.
- Dirección
- Guionistas
- Elenco
- Premios
- 2 premios ganados y 8 nominaciones en total
Opiniones destacadas
The story is funny and lively, the soundtrack reminded us that not all 80's music was rubbish and the whole feel of the film is one that it must have been fun to make. John Cusack is excellent as the hitman, he just seems to bring the character to life and play him in a jokey way without making fun of the film, Dan Akroyd gets the best role he's had in years as the hitman trying to get Cusack to join his union, while Minnie Driver is girly and fun - the whole cast are excellent in fact!
The film is not a classic by any means and many see it as a down side that it ignores any serious issues or that the film is set so far away from reality but for me this is part of the fun. Sit down, don't take it seriously and just enjoy the ride!
John and Joan Cusack play great characters along with Minnie Driver in a film about a hit man returning to his home town for a high school reunion. he reconnects with a lost love while competitors are trying to rub him out.
There is an assortment of characters in the film: Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) as Dr. Oatman; Dan Akroyd as Blank's main competitor; Hank Azaria, K. Todd Freeman and Jeremy Piven.
This film has enough laughs amid the shooting and romance to satisfy anyone.
Weird, yet quite unique combination of violence and romance. It's literally like a gangster shooting someone and a second later proposing to marry his high school sweetheart. Sounds silly? Wait till you see it and seeing it you must if you are into black gangster comedies.
The good: produced by John Cusack himself, meaning he had control and it shows. The jokes are spot on and the story is refreshingly original, however weird it might be. Nice eighties soundtrack as well.
Any bad? It's a bit silly. So what? It's meant to be out of control silly, THAT's the fun of it.
Blank's activities have attracted a collection of hit men trying to find an excuse to kill him. These include Aykroyd, two federal agents and a freelance Basque hit-man. There is a shoot-out at the end and overall the film has a large body count, but Cusack makes Blank seem like a lovable version of Jason Bourne. The film is something of an ensemble piece with great comic performances from Alan Arkin, Joan Cusack, Jeremy Piven and Aykroyd. The film pokes fun at the loner tough guy hero featured in so many Hollywood movies. At the time of its release the story was a little unusual but Mr and Mrs Smith has since explored similar territory of rich cosmopolitan assassins trying to blend into ordinary American life.
Blank spends most of the movie in pursuit of Debi. Will she forgive him? Will he have time to complete his assignment? This is my idea of a great movie. It's funny and clever and the characters are flawed but likable.
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- TriviaIn one version of the scene where Martin walks into Debi's radio booth for the first time, Minnie Driver decided to let her character put all the cards on the table and just kiss John Cusack. George Armitage said, "It was just wonderful, completely out of the blue. You should have seen the smile on Johnny's face afterwards."
- ErroresWhen Martin is in the car with Mr. Newberry, palm trees are visible in the background. There are no palm trees in Detroit.
- Citas
Dr. Oatman: Don't kill anybody for a few days. See what it feels like.
Martin Q. Blank: All right, I'll give it a shot.
Dr. Oatman: No, don't give it a shot! Don't shoot anything!
- Bandas sonorasI Can See Clearly Now
Written and Performed by Johnny Nash
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Detalles
- Fecha de lanzamiento
- País de origen
- Idioma
- También se conoce como
- Grosse Pointe Blank
- Locaciones de filmación
- Productoras
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Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- USD 15,000,000 (estimado)
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 28,084,357
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 6,870,397
- 13 abr 1997
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 28,084,357
- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 47 minutos
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.85 : 1