Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
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It's an unusual film with a slightly uneven plot, but it kept my interest until the end altho' the reason why it ends like it does are unclear but I'm guessing there's no honour amongst thieves (or hitmen). Decent performances from all concerned and if you fancy a slow burner with a few twists you could do worse than watch this. 7.5/10.
A thriller, a kind of investigation carried out by a hit man through his point of view.
Entertaining and well interpreted and staged.
Entertaining and well interpreted and staged.
I'm curious how anyone involved with the making of this film saw the final cut and said "awesome, let's get it out there!"
I get that writers James Wolf and Nick Stagliano (also the director) are newb filmmakers, but this is just a waste of everyone's (the viewers and those involved with the film) time. A 5th grader could've written a better screenplay. It had plot and technical issues galore. There were scenes that where irrelevant and/or made no sense. It was predictable. It was implausible. It was ridiculous. And you can't just use the word "noir" as an excuse to describe this mess. The 110 runtime was excessive for the little substance the story had, and the slow pacing got to the point of making this film annoying to watch.
The cinematography and performances were the only somewhat redeeming qualities. Sad to say this film doesn't do Hopkins any favors on his resume. It's a very generous 3/10 from me.
I get that writers James Wolf and Nick Stagliano (also the director) are newb filmmakers, but this is just a waste of everyone's (the viewers and those involved with the film) time. A 5th grader could've written a better screenplay. It had plot and technical issues galore. There were scenes that where irrelevant and/or made no sense. It was predictable. It was implausible. It was ridiculous. And you can't just use the word "noir" as an excuse to describe this mess. The 110 runtime was excessive for the little substance the story had, and the slow pacing got to the point of making this film annoying to watch.
The cinematography and performances were the only somewhat redeeming qualities. Sad to say this film doesn't do Hopkins any favors on his resume. It's a very generous 3/10 from me.
It is definitely slow paced, but not boring for a minute; it reminded me of George Clooney's The American. It's certainly not full of action, but the conversations and narrative reflections carry it through.
Reviews say it's predictable; I definitely did not see the plot twists coming.
Reviews say it's predictable; I definitely did not see the plot twists coming.
A movie without any outstanding incident and pretty predictable story. The narrative voice over was added to compensate lack of excitement.
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- TriviaThe coded note The Virtuoso receives at the start of the film reads:
"Once there was a worn and withered old man too set in his ways, bound by routine to have the fore-sight to understand that in all his seventy-six years he's always done the same thing, ate the same food, chose the same colors, won the same battles. His life a breathing pentagon: home, work, rest, eat, dream. From age eighteen he'd never questioned his lot. Until, the trinity... and the agony of realization that a life lived can never be re-lived."
- GoofsThe virtuoso is so careful, yet when he poisons the man in the motel he takes off his gloves when handling the glass. Which would leave obvious fingerprints.
Mistaken observation. He touched the glass once, swirling it to dissolve the powders he added. He put his glove on that hand before touching it.
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- $21,356
- Runtime
- 1h 50m(110 min)
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- 2.35 : 1
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