★★★★★
Believe the hype: Richard Linklater and Glen Powell’s Hit Man is awesome! It’s a slick, sexy screwball comedy about identity that only a filmmaker like Richard Linklater could properly pull off! I’d say this might even be the must see romantic dark comedy of the decade! Hit Man is definitely a film-lover's paradise but even the casual film viewer will thoroughly enjoy this brilliant new movie. Linklater's latest lovingly pays homage to film noir, screwball comedy, Hitchcockian black comedy, and even the good old psychosexual drama but it still somehow manages to conjure up a fresh, witty, and often uproarious confection that frequently teases, delights, and occasionally thrills the audience with frissons of excitement, keeping them enraptured all the way to its deliciously razor sharp ending. Go in blind — it’s such a fun movie to experience with a crowd, knowing nothing of what’s to come! I absolutely loved my experience watching this movie — it’s a shame most people will experience it on Netflix for the first time. But because this movie is so unique and fun to experience knowing nothing about it – I’m gonna keep this short in order to preserve the experience of watching it for the first time! This film has been hyped up for months and yet it was still able to surpass everything I expected of it. This was some fresh, fun, effortless storytelling that works so well, and truly allows Glen Powell to ascend to a new level of movie stardom with such a charismatic performance! This is potentially a star-making turn for Glen Powell. Although he made a strong impression in Top Gun: Maverick as a cocky rival pilot, his role in Hit Man is easily more complex and, as the co-writer of the script, he has been able to add brilliant layers to his character, or should that be characters? His chemistry with the equally terrific Adria Arjona was dynamite, they both had true movie star energy! Both actors bring out the best in one another and it is thrilling! Hit Man is one of the most entertaining films of the year — a slick, cool, and hilarious crime film that deconstructs our notion of what a hitman is while simultaneously examining its lead character’s ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO. This is Linklater at his most fun and effortless. A masterclass on direction, writing, and acting, Hit Man is a wild, entertaining ride that I can’t wait to see many more times! I LOVED Hit Man, it left me with the biggest smile! It’s a — hit, man!
Note: Releasing on Netflix in the US on June 7, In Theatres in Canada NOW! (Will not be on Netflix Canada as of this posting)
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