Simply Perfect

Memorable, crazy movie

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

One of my favorite Every thing is perfect about this movie

Based on a Video Game, but that Hardly Matters to Anyone but a Myopic, Pimply-Faced, Shut-In. This Movie's Only Concern is Entertaining Raging Testosterone Types in High-Contrast-Style with more than a bit of the "Old Ultra-Violence".Timothy Olyphant is "Agent 47", You Know, Nameless, Brain-Washed Assassins Trained to Kill and Drained of a Soul. Sometimes Though, it Doesn't Take and Human Elements start to surface, and that makes for Movie Fun. Just ask Jason Bourne.Here the Blood-Splatter is in High-Definition and Delivered at Regular Intervals as the Story Rapidly Unfolds and it is Quite the Sophomoric Thrill-Ride in the "Unrated" Version. Olga Kurylenko as the Obligatory Female, who Shows Some Female Parts to get the Juices Flowing for its Target Audience, becomes Attached to 47 like a Beautiful Barnacle.Overall, this cannot be Denied its Ability to Deliver what is Expected from this Type of Thing, and if You go into it with the Right Attitude it is Exactly what One Wants if One is Want to Watch this Form of Entertainment. Be it from Comic-Books or Videogames, this is what it is and that's All that it is. Pop-Art.

An international assassin known only as Agent 47 (Timothy Olyphant) carries out high-profile hits for a mysterious organization known only as "The Agency" in this adaptation of the popular Eidos Interactive video-game series. Agent 47 is an elite, genetically engineered assassin who takes great pride in his work. His lethal grace, steady shot, and unparalleled precision have all served to make him one of the most sought-after assassins in the world. But when the killer without a conscience is faced with an unanticipated series of developments, his entire perception of reality begins to shift. On assignment to take out Russian head of state Belicoff (Ulrich Thomsen), Agent 47 is caught off guard by the appearance of presidential look-alikes. When the high-profile hit captures the attention of such powerful intelligence organizations as the CIA and Interpol, agent Mike Whittier (Dougray Scott) is dispatched to rein Agent 47 in. Meanwhile, a mysterious Russian prostitute named Nika (Olga Kurylenko) has walked into Agent 47's life, causing the methodical killer to become overwhelmed by emotions that were previously foreign to him.

(28%) With its muddled, awkward, messy plot; overblown action, and bog- standard direction making this yet another poor computer game adaptation. And why almost all movies based on video games screw around with the standard plot so much is something only the bean counters at the studios can properly answer as this feels like something made not by a writer/director/producer, but a large group of money men. As far as performance go there's Timothy Olyphant being a bit too baby faced for the role and largely miss-cast as Agent 47 because the real silent assassin does not, and never will have an American accent. Or big damn swords hidden away under his shirt for that matter either. While the script is from the pen of one of the worst writers in Hollywood history, enter Mr Skip Woods (I wish he'd skip off). And yet all told this is still somewhat watchable, all be it still pretty poor action thriller. And compared to most video game movies it isn't among the worst. To sum this up: imagine the Transporter movies if all the fun had been taken out.