Glen Powell has been a busy boy this year, for some reason. He is the most successful mediocre actor that I have ever seen. He is moderately attractive and somewhat talented. He is the most average that Hollywood has to offer and thus we all must endure him in about a thousand projects. It is one of many films this year that premiered at film festivals last year but earned their award eligibility this year. That is, they were released in theatres this year before being bought and distributed by streaming services. Hit Man did have theatrical runs in limited cities, normally that is done just so films can be eligible for awards. Hilarious that was the case with Hit Man because as fun as this movie is, there is no way it is getting attention from awards season.
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Okay so this movie was a wild ride, and the marketing was definitely the worst part. But the Bonnie and Clyde meets literally any romantic comedy was far better then I thought that it was going to be. Hit Man is perhaps Glen Powell’s best film. I would give it a really solid 8.5/10. I think their ability to balance true originality with great romantic comedy tropes was some really great writing.
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