Hitman product reviews

This has GOT to be a first in my books... a movie adaptation of a video game that actually works!

Yes, I know, shocking isn't it! After having seen a few other adaptations and realising how tough it is to make a game actually work with a steady plotline, I wasn't really expecting a lot from this, so it was a real highlight to find a movie that easily stood apart as its own entity, and didn't try and pay homage to its game roots by using some corny plot device.

Timothy Olyphant did pretty well in Die Hard 4 but this is where he really impressed me! That icy demeanour, those cold slate eyes, -shudder- Stunning stuff! By far the best attribute was the utter lack of outward emotion during the most violent phases... which really highlighted those few moments throughout where he let a bit of anger slip, and the inner, hidden tenderness of his growing relationship with his second assigned target, Nika, the female lead, played oh-so-deliciously by Olga Kurylenko.

Overall, despite the shameless swiping of footage from the TV series "Dark Angel" for the opening scenes and a few gaffs and continuity errors, the movie really did stand on it's own as an excellent example of what can be done with a violent video game conversion. It's a great movie on the big screen, and it does a pretty good job on the TV too. If you happen to be lucky enough to have a decent home theatre with a quality projector, you will need to stock up on popcorn, because you're going to be very popular most weekend evenings.