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I don't know. I just couldn't get into it. I caught my attention, but when the topless scenes started to come in for the sake of having a hot girl half naked on screen, I started to lose interest. It went from possibly having surprising depth (like Shoot'Em Up, which I still feel bad for liking so much) to being a bland gun action film. The flat lead performances didn't help, either. It was like cookie cutter characters that other actors have made careers out of playing, but they were too busy not making video game adaptations to care.

Considering it was a video game adaptation, it was good for what it was. It actually kind of makes me want to play the game, even though it's the kind of game I fail miserably at.

I still haven't beaten Golden Eye on the N64, and don't think I haven't been trying.

WOO HOO FUCK YEAH!

It's R rated

Prostitute gets naked, a lot.

These are all the things I need to know.

* Still think this is the role Jason Statham was built for.

Damn. I'm completely in love with Seth Bullock, and I'm bummed that Olyphant isn't as good in this movie as he was in Deadwood. Cocksucker!

Never watched Deadwood, and I've never had a problem with Olyphant as an actor (man alive, is he skinny, though). That said, I've never thought of him action star material, so the moment I saw the trailer I knew I wouldn't see it. If you're bland as hell in the trailer, methinks it's not getting much better in the movie.

Thus, I must agree with BSlim - Statham would have been a much better fit. He's mostly bald anyway, so it wouldn't have been too much of a stretch. Besides, anytime Statham is on the big screen (shirtless, preferably), it's a good day.

Seth Bullock is a prick.

He lives in Fayetteville, AR, and does not give two shits about the Razorbacks.

Hooo-eee, you said it brother. Although I'm happy they'll be providing some cannon fodder to the pros next year with McFadden and Felix.

Casting Statham could be problematic because he's already playing this role in the Transporter movies. Isn't this basically the same "one invincible guy versus an army of bad guys" motif? Heck, they may have offered it to him, but I think he's trying not to get pigeon-holed into that role -- and it may already be too late.

But I can see why Olyphant would be problematic as well. That skeezy thug from Go? Convincing and hilarious. That skeezy thug from The Girl Next Door? Convincing, hilarious, and scary. Secret Agent Man? Not so much.

Dammit, I so badly wanted to like this movie.

I thought they were going to cast a nobody as 47. I am a bit disappointed that they chose Timothy Olyphant, even though he's so deliciously good in Deadwood he just doesn't fit the bill in this case.

Now I have a desperate hankering to see Le Samourai again. Oh, ice cold Delon. Classic.

this movie was terrible. awful. this is one of my favorite video games and I wanted so badly for this movie to be great. I saw it with my husband and my brother, all of us love the videogame, all of us left the movie theater groaning at how terrible this movie was. the dialogue seemed as if it was written by someone who has never had a real conversation before. the story was completely off what the videogame is. some of the aesthetic was almost spot on, but.. oh what a disappointment. i came on here to enjoy what I thought was going to be a bashing, and this movie got a "ain't that bad" review?? I'm shocked. Shocked!

kam: There's also gambling at Rick's. I know, I couldn't believe it either.

"I haven't played the Eidos game, so I can't testify to how fans will react, but many of the action sequences look like aesthetic nods to the source material."
Well, the games aren't at all about action, but rather about careful planning, timing and staying unnoticed. He's an assassin, you know. Piano wire > AK-47.

As a die-hard fan of the video-game series, I'm ignoring the reviews and planning to see this flick on Saturday. And yet I can't shake this deep sense of foreboding upon seeing the explosions and gunfire in the commercials that the screenwriter didn't bother with the actual game.

You think someone would've noticed that the gist of the game is to assassinate the target without making a lot of noise.

I liked the idea of the policeman from District 13 as 47. Can't remember his name... s'late... mumble... mumble... snooze...

BarbadoSlim: I had that exact same thought when i first heard they were making it. Statham would have been perfect in this role if he'd kept the accent low (not gone though).
I haven't seen this one yet, as it probably won't be out for a while (damn Australia) down here, but it looks like it has a lot of shooting in it. Please tell me this isn't the case! Whenever i played the games i always restarted a level as soon as i had to make a shot, and most of my friends did the same. The genius of it was in the manipulation of the environment to make the hit look like an accident, does any of this translate to the screen?

Wait a minute. Jason Statham isn't in this?

I have been seeing posters for this ALL OVER the nyc subway for the last, I don't know, 2 months at least, and I was totally convinced that Jason Statham was the star. I guess I just imagined that? Have I progressed to full-on Hollywood-casting hallucinations? Is this in the DSM IV?

This is incredibly disorienting. Seriously. I feel like the foundations of my world have been shaken.

Anyway, that said, I don't think I'll be seeing this one. The feminist in me gets riled up every time I pass an ad featuring a barely-clad woman's ass and spread legs. Which means a) she gets riled up a hell of a lot; and b) she gets riled up over Hitman posters approximately every five minutes. Because - did I mention the posters are everywhere?

Maybe I should add that I'm not trying to start a discussion of the feminist merit of the film and/or its advertising here. It just irritates me.

As you were.

Listen honey, let's not talk about the feminist and her quest for a peckerless society.

The other thing with the game was that Hitman was cool. Timothy Olyphant, bless him, just isn't cool enough to pull it off.

I have a feeling it "wasn't that bad" because you came in with very lowly expectations (based on a video game no doubt had a part in that, and rightfully so). It might be an "okay" movie...However, let me warn all of you out there that actually played the game...you'll likely hate it. Like 99% of all movies based on games, it has nothing to do with the game. They took the outfit, a couple themes of the game and some aesthetics, and that's it.

There's only one 47, and his name is David Bateson. He literally is 47; the character's likeness was built around him. Bad casting choices aside, I sincerely hope they didn't turn him into a mindless killing machine. I always got the impression from the games that he had a bit of a suave demeanor.

Me and the bf caught a matinee today. He's a big fan of the games and we both liked it enough we've decided to buy it upon release. The good far outweighed the bad: the lead actress was abominable even when naked. But what can you expect when no one thinks a movie will fly without a love interest? Ugh.

As far as homages to the game, they were present and numerous but not overt or obvious. If they do a sequel, my bf thinks they should investigate the background of 47 a bit more. I don't think the movie should have followed the game because then why see the flick? I already know the storyline. This way, the film will possibly intro ppl to the game.