One of the most anticipated premieres in August 2015 is the hitman Hitman: Agent 47. Reviews of the film in the press appeared in September of that year. What is the story of the new creation of the 20th Century Fox company about to the audience, and what reviews received the film from critics?
Filmmakers
What do they say about the film "Hitman: Agent 47"? Reviews of the film leave much to be desired. The debut film directed by Alexander Bach did not find support from either American critics or Russians. In addition, viewers in their opinion about this film were divided into two irreconcilable camps: fans and ardent opponents. What went wrong this time?
Any film begins with an idea, which then should be developed. The hitman script was run by a certain Michael Finch, Kyle Ward and Skip Woods. Of this trinity, only the last is known in Hollywood: he already wrote a script about Agent 47 in 2007 (then the picture was produced by
Luc Besson), he also worked on scenes from the films “X-Men. Start. Wolverine, Die Hard 5 and Sabotage.
The idea for the screenwriters was the computer game Hitman, which is considered very popular among gamers. To implement the project, 20th Century Fox engaged a director with Polish roots, Alexander Bach, who had not removed a single work before.
The title track from Hitman: Agent 47 was written by composer Mark Beltrami. On his account he has soundtracks for the films “Scream”, “Dracula 2000”, “Resident Evil” and many other famous Hollywood projects.
"Hitman: Agent 47": actors. Rupert Friend
The central character around which all the action in the film of Alexander Bach unfolds is a hit man, codenamed Agent 47. It was created using genetic engineering by the Soviet scientist Litvenko. Now Hitman is working for the International Contract Agency and must find for them the daughter of the same scientist who once made him an invulnerable killer. In the course of the plot, it turns out that the desired girl is the half-sister of Agent 47, moreover, she is an improved copy of him. Of course, the main characters are waiting for a whole mass of shootings and battle scenes.
The action movie "Hitman: Agent 47", the release date of which was set for August 2015, was a chance for British actor Rupert Friend to "get into the ladies." Despite the fact that Rupert has acted in films since 2003, there were very few main roles in his filmography, and the most famous paintings can only be considered as “Pride and Prejudice” with Keira Knightley and “Young Victoria” with
Emily Blunt. However, Rupert’s triumph did not succeed: in 2016, not a single premiere is expected with the participation of the actor.
Zachary Quinto as John Smith
If in the film “Terminator” the struggle for the “chosen one” takes place between “good” and “evil” machines, then in “Hitman” it is waged between “good” and “evil” mercenaries. The antagonist of the conditionally “good” Agent 47 was John Smith, performed by Zachary Quinto.
Smith is a genetically modified killer working for the Syndicate. The “Syndicate”, in turn, is a competitor to the International Contract Agency in the fight for Catherine - a more advanced genetic development of Dr. Litvenko. In a word, everything is very confused. And if you delve into the plot intricacies, it will become even more confusing and incomprehensible. Perhaps that is why the film was not very well received by the public.
As for Zachary Quinto, the actor is more specialized in TV shows. Among the full-length works, one can distinguish the biopic “Snowden” and the action movie “Star Trek: Retribution”.
Hannah Ware as Catherine Litvenko
The role of Catherine Litvenko, an advanced genetically modified person, who is now hunted by special services and criminal syndicates around the world, was played by Hannah Ware. According to the plot, her heroine long and unsuccessfully searches for her father. And he finds, as a result of his stepbrother, Agent 47 in the person of Agent. After that, genetically modified relatives, repulsing the attacks of numerous armed groups, continue to search for their “creator” - Dr. Litvenko.
Hannah Ware in the acting profession recently. Before her film debut in 2010, the girl worked as a model for a long time. Then she decided to get an education in the acting studio of
Lee Strasberg and begin an acting career.
In 2010, Hannah managed to get an episodic role in the comedy "Double KOPets" with Bruce Willis in the title role. Then the aspiring actress wandered around the series until she got the lead role in Hitman. So you can consider the image of Katya Litvenko the debut of Hannah Ware.
Thomas Kretschman as Le Clerk
Thomas Kretschman is a German actor who has long and fairly firmly "registered" in Hollywood films. He plays a variety of roles: in “The Pianist” - the Nazi, in “Young Victoria” - the king of Belgium, in “Dracula 3D” - Dracula. But in “Hitman” Kretschman embodied on the screens the image of the head of the criminal syndicate, who is hunting for Ekaterina Litvenko.
In the film “Hitman: Agent 47”, the actors Rupert Friend and Thomas Kretschman compete - their characters are actually fighting each other for the right to own Agent 90 (i.e., Ekaterina Litvenko). Everything is allowed in the final of the film, after a series of explosions and a long "massacre".
By the way, Thomas Kretschman is a sought-after actor not only in Hollywood: he has collaborated with Russian directors more than once. In 2008, Thomas appeared in Timur Bekmambetov’s action movie “Especially Dangerous”, where he played the father of the protagonist. And in 2013, Kretschman starred in Fyodor Bondarchuk's film "Stalingrad", receiving the role of a German officer.
Other role performers
Kiaran Hinds is an Irish actor who, in Hitman, played the role of Dr. Litvenko. His hero is a Soviet scientist who for many years has been hiding his ingenious developments in the field of genetic engineering so that they cannot be used for evil. Kiaran Hinds is also known to viewers for the films “Spy, Get Out!” and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Also in the action movie you can see Emilio Rivera, who at one time played episodic roles in the movie “Bullet” by Nick Lyon and in the serial film “Criminal Connections”.
Rolf Canis, who played Dr. Delriego in The Hitman, crouched in the science fiction movie Timeless 2: Sapphire Book in 2014, and in 2012 appeared in the German biographical film Rommel.
In addition, Johannes Zoom, Jerry Hoffman, Mona Pirzad, David Bruckner and many others appeared on the hitman.
Premiere and box office
The film "Hitman: Agent 47", which was premiered for 2015, was shown in the United States and many other countries in August. In September, the fighter of Alexander Bach saw Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus. "Hitman: Agent 47" in Russian was shown on September 3. The last new Hollywood movie was seen by residents of Spain and Italy, where the premiere took place in the month of October.
The film "Hitman: Agent 47", the release date of which was primarily interested in fans of the same name video game, with a budget of 35 million dollars, raised 82 million in world box office. This is not much, given the scale with which the film was advertised. And although the hitman “Hitman: Agent 47” has a rating of 5.9 out of 10 on the IMDb website, reviews from critics are mostly negative. On the authoritative American site Rottentomatoes.com. 100 reviews were published, of which 92 were negative. In Russia, the ratio of positive and negative reviews is about the same.
Reviews
So what do film critics talk about in their film reviews?
Empire critic is not shy about calling Hitman a second-rate action movie. He clarifies that the new picture turned out to be better than the previous one, shot in 2007, but this fact does not change much: the plot remains absurd, too confusing and unlikely. Especially did not like the criticism of the action scene, because the opponents of Agent 47 were stupid and motionless targets that the mercenary shot at point blank range. Moreover, there is no intrigue, since Agent 47 in this film is an armored car that does not look for absolutely any ways out of these situations, but simply goes ahead.
Other critics still make fun of the mass of moments in the picture of Alexander Bach: the primitive costume of Agent 47 and his image as a whole; the similarity between Hannah Ware and Olga Kurylenko, who played about the same role in the 2007 film adaptation; over the fact that after prolonged and fierce battles, none of the heroes even had perspiration on his forehead, etc.
However, bad costumes and cheap special effects can be experienced, but the ridiculous scenario is not.
Hitman: Agent 47: movie reviews
Those 5.9 points of audience loyalty on the IMDb website were “presented” to the film by gamers who were delighted with just one fact of the film adaptation of their favorite game. However, not all video game connoisseurs supported The Hitman: Agent 47.
Most of the reviews about the film boil down to the fact that even Hollywood is not able to film video projects: on the big screen, computer characters performed by actors turn into a dull kind of "tough" guys. In addition, the scriptwriters amaze fans of video games by stubbornly not wanting to follow the plot successfully outlined in the original version of the game.
However, viewers agree that if you completely turn off your criticality, then you can still see the picture of Alexander Bach. If a person is accustomed to a better movie, then it is better not to waste time and do more interesting things.