Glen Powell is having a ball in one of the most thoroughly entertaining films of Linkater's career.
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist.“You have to live passionately and on your own terms,” begins Hit Man, a film that proves once again that director and co-writer Richard Linklater lives by this credo.
Very quickly, it becomes clear that noir is a perfect style for Linklater to explore, as his tone fits beautifully with the aesthetics of the genre. His brand of humor is extremely fun when thrown into a story like this, and by making Gary Johnson a professor, he can inject moments of philosophical discussions that remind of films like Slacker, A Scanner Darkly, or Waking Life.
But also surprising for Linklater is just how sexy he’s able to make Hit Man. Madison is the closest thing that the film has to a “femme fatale” archetype, and the chemistry between Arjona and Powell is off the charts. From their first meeting together, which acts as the hiring of an assassin, Gary/Ron trying to convince her that murder isn’t the answer in this case, and also a meet cute, the electricity between these two is insane. It makes this charming tale even more exciting as it heats up.
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