Hitman (2007)

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.

Director:

Xavier Gens

Writer:

Skip Woods

Stars:

Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Naudé	...	Hitman #3 (as Nicky Naude)
Abdou Sagna	...	Hitman #4
Ilya Nikitenko	...	Hitman #5

Storyline

A gun-for-hire "Hitman" is a genetically-engineered, elite assassin 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 Eastern Europe. But even 47 couldn't anticipate a "random equation" in his life exactitude: the unexpected stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a mysterious Russian woman.

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Plot Keywords:

hitman | topless female nudity | super thin beauty | sexy and thin | feminine wiles | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The production had originally tried to use Jesper Kyd's music, but instead opted for an original score by Geoff Zanelli.

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Goofs

The light switch in Whittier's house (which is supposed to be in London), is a broad continental Europe style switch, instead of the smaller thinner switches you find for British lights. This indicates that the scene was filmed somewhere else.

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Quotes

Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.

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Alternate Versions

The Unrated version contains an extra 63 seconds of mostly violence.

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Connections

References The Killer (1989)

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Soundtracks

The Tomb and Death...
Traditional
Performed by The Male Choir of Valaam Singing Culture Institute
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

Better than expected!

Being a big fan of the Hit-man games, I was fairly worried when I heard that they were going to make a movie based on it because movies based on video games don't tend to be very good movies...

But after seeing it last night, I must say I was pleasantly surprised. It was actually quite a good movie. It may not win an Oscar or anything, but it's amazing to see Agent 47 up on the big screen. Timothy Olyphant does a surprisingly good job of portraying him too.

The love interest is a bit awkward to anyone who knows Agent 47's nearly complete lack of emotion in that department, but despite what the trailer may lead you to expect, it really doesn't go very far outside of what you've come to know in the games (and what happens when she tries to seduce him is absolutely hilarious and very much in the Agent 47 tradition).

It is indeed a violent movie, and 47 is as cold-blooded as you'd expect him to be. Seeing it tends to make me wish other movie heroes had the same level of guts, just to shoot the bad guy in the face instead of letting him live or anything silly like that. The fight scenes with the other assassins from the Agency are also very well done and quite a treat to see.

All in all, it's quite a good movie. Definitely worth paying to see in the theaters. Hopefully there'll be another one!

Details

Official Sites:

Twentieth Century Fox [United States]

Country:

France USA

Language:

English Russian Serbo-Croatian

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hitman

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,180,769, 25 November 2007

Gross USA:

$39,687,694

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$101,276,318

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, EuropaCorp, Anka Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 94 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1