Hitman Gets a Script Review
Filed under: Action, RumorMonger, Scripts, Games and Game Movies
Those sly little devils over at Latino Review have gotten their hands on the Hitman script and, according to them, it looks very cool. Based on the popular video game (which I have, but never played), story focuses on an international assassin dubbed Agent 47 who, from what I understand, makes ass-kicking look extremely cool and sophisticated. We already know Vin Diesel has signed on to play Agent 47 and that Skip Woods (Swordfish) is penning the script, but will it be any good?
According to Latino Review, "Hitman stands on its own merits as a testosterone laced action packed thriller while being faithful to its video game origins. You don't even have to be a fan of the games to dig this." The review itself is fairly light on spoilers (for fear the studio will want to kick some ass of its own), though there is a small plot synopsis, a mildly detailed description of the opening scene and some stuff on the weapons featured -- which I imagine will be important to those who love the video game. Enjoy.
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8-14-2006 @ 6:00PM
Rufus said...
Although i'm a big fan of Vin Diesel, the idea of him playing the pasty-white clone Codenamed 47 seems a little bit of a stretch.
I just can't see him in a suit for instance, without remembering Arnie in Raw Deal, with his suit bursting over his biceps.
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8-14-2006 @ 6:05PM
Finished.Law.School said...
I am really hoping that they do not mess this one up. Vin is great for 47 and as long as the violence and killing is true to form we should be entertained thoroughly.
What ever happened to the Spy Hunter film?
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8-15-2006 @ 6:01AM
Vasi said...
I have to agree with the first person who commented on this. The idea of this movie sounds great and there is nothing cooler then getting a detail look in what happens when world affairs get ugly. However I don't think Vin Diesel is right for the part, he is an okay actor but he seems to much of someone who stands out, not the Hitman type. The idea however does sound cool and if they can both of a good twist and plot, with a few scenes of killing methods never seen before, it is going to be a great movie.
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8-15-2006 @ 7:44PM
Geoff said...
Just waiting for Uwe Boll to stroll in on this one...
Don't like the idea of Vin in the lead. And, to be honest, not entirely convinced that this will make a good film. Sure, Hitman's got more potential than most other games (I mean, can you imagine making Mario into a film? Really? Ah...), but games are about the journey, and about interactivity.
Films generally aren't. They're completely non-interactive, and skip much of the journey, being instead a series of climaxes.
Anyhow, I hope this will be good. I just doubt it.
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