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Garan is a part of a group of international hitmen who are contracted to take out the most dangerous killer in the world, only to find out that they're the ones being hunted.Garan is a part of a group of international hitmen who are contracted to take out the most dangerous killer in the world, only to find out that they're the ones being hunted.Garan is a part of a group of international hitmen who are contracted to take out the most dangerous killer in the world, only to find out that they're the ones being hunted.
Marina Stephenson Kerr
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The 2023 movie "King of Killer", from writer and director Kevin Grevioux, was one I hadn't heard about. But as I happened to stumble upon it by random luck here in 2024, of course I opted to watch it.
First of all, the movie's cover had a particular late 1980s and early 1990s feel to it, which drew me in. And seeing that Frank Grillo was on the cast list, certainly helped to make me watch the movie as well.
The storyline in "King of Killers" was adequate. It was a bit on the simplistic side. But it made for an adequate enough viewing experience. However, I must say that it is hardly a movie that warrants more than just a single viewing. There wasn't really anything new brought to the screen here, as it has all been seen and done before in other movies, and often more successfully.
The acting performances in the movie were good. I was only familiar with Frank Grillo, Stephen Dorff and Kevin Grevioux on the cast list.
There was a good amount of action throughout the course of the movie, and that is certainly what carried the most of the movie, given the somewhat weak storyline.
Ultimately a watchable movie, but hardly an outstanding or memorable movie.
My rating of "King of Killers" lands on a five out of ten stars.
First of all, the movie's cover had a particular late 1980s and early 1990s feel to it, which drew me in. And seeing that Frank Grillo was on the cast list, certainly helped to make me watch the movie as well.
The storyline in "King of Killers" was adequate. It was a bit on the simplistic side. But it made for an adequate enough viewing experience. However, I must say that it is hardly a movie that warrants more than just a single viewing. There wasn't really anything new brought to the screen here, as it has all been seen and done before in other movies, and often more successfully.
The acting performances in the movie were good. I was only familiar with Frank Grillo, Stephen Dorff and Kevin Grevioux on the cast list.
There was a good amount of action throughout the course of the movie, and that is certainly what carried the most of the movie, given the somewhat weak storyline.
Ultimately a watchable movie, but hardly an outstanding or memorable movie.
My rating of "King of Killers" lands on a five out of ten stars.
It's my first review, I guess. I'm not quiet sure why I'm so eager to get this of my chest. Maybe it's because I pitty Frank Grillos fate in this movie. He is probably the best villain I encountered in the last few movies. But the remaining cast ... oh boy. The main Protagonist is a really good martial artist - I guess. His acting skills however made me want to fast forward to the next brawl. They really are quite good! The support characters are nothing to worry about, but do not shine ether. At this point you most certainly got a good picture of what it feels like to watch "king of killers". The plot is straight forward but not in the good way. During some passages it is confusing or to be precise not making ANY sense. Example: At some point they team up, just to get separated 30 seconds later. But the situation somehow makes it impossible for 3 of the best assassins worldwide a) to know who is on which floor or b) to just freakin say something to each other. Like "I found the freakin bad guy". Seriously? I could rumble on like this for hours.
For the sake of fairness: I watched it not in english, but I doubt it would make ANY difference.
So 4 out of 10. Recommended just for martial art ... for fans of a good brawl.
For the sake of fairness: I watched it not in english, but I doubt it would make ANY difference.
So 4 out of 10. Recommended just for martial art ... for fans of a good brawl.
Producer, writer, director and co-star Kevin Grevioux makes his directorial debut with this film, and he did a better job with that, than using his writing experience to come up with a better screenplay. There's some decent action sequences, but sadly, most are overshadowed by Grevioux's horrible cinematography choices. I don't mind bold colors and high contrast to make a film feel animated in a comic book sort of way, but when you dial down the brightness, all a viewer sees are paint color splashes amongst shadowy backgrounds. Even the daylight scenes were too dark. This is amateur-hour filmmaking and makes for a frustrating viewer experience. Then you have his screenplay which is a knock-off of every assassin movie ever made, that was predictable, convoluted, cliched and generic. The normally comfortable 92 min runtime felt never ending with unnecessary sub-plots and ridiculous side-characters. Aside from the decent twist and best action parts towards the ending, the rest of the main narrative was repetitive, exhausting, unimaginative and dull. It's a generous 4/10 all going to Grillo's excellent and best performance of all the characters, albeit he deserves to be in much better films instead of these bottom bin B-films.
This is definitely no Oscar winning film; however, it holds entertainment value for sure. Its a sit back and watch some meatheads kill each other kind of flick. The acting outside of Stephen Dorf, Frank Grillo and the protagonist is not professional.
If you are looking for an hour and a half of mindless gunslinging and martial arts this might be for you. The happy 'family' moments showing how happy the protagonist is before his family gets wrecked is predictable and skippable.
If you can look beyond all of that and are just here for the fights then you might be good with this one. They seem to have also set it up for a sequel, but don't hold your breath on that one. 6/10.
If you are looking for an hour and a half of mindless gunslinging and martial arts this might be for you. The happy 'family' moments showing how happy the protagonist is before his family gets wrecked is predictable and skippable.
If you can look beyond all of that and are just here for the fights then you might be good with this one. They seem to have also set it up for a sequel, but don't hold your breath on that one. 6/10.
Hitman Marcus Garan (Alain Moussi) gets recruited to join the best assassins in the world on a job. It is revealed that their target is the most elusive and yet unseen assassin Jorg Drakos (Frank Grillo). Then their employer reveals that he is Jorg Drakos and he intends to prove that he is the best.
The concept is actually kind of fun. Whatever potential it has is lost with really bland filmmaking. It's all rather boring. There is some fighting, some gun play, and some action. Everything in between is a lot of nothingness. The acting is poor. The writing is bland. It is a bad B-movie action thriller.
The concept is actually kind of fun. Whatever potential it has is lost with really bland filmmaking. It's all rather boring. There is some fighting, some gun play, and some action. Everything in between is a lot of nothingness. The acting is poor. The writing is bland. It is a bad B-movie action thriller.
Did you know
- TriviaThere are two minutes of opening logos.
- GoofsAfter Kimberley Garan's birthday celebration, there's a cut to a shot of Marcus Garan standing next to a black car with heavy snow falling. No snow landing on the hood of the car or on Marcus's jacket, indicates that the CGI snow was added to the scene afterwards.
- SoundtracksRequiem - Introitus
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Lübeck Cathedral Choir & Cathedral Orchestra
Courtesy of APM Music
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $136,150
- Runtime
- 1h 32m(92 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
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