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Hit Man on Netflix (Original Post) Chalco Jun 2024 OP
Hit Man! I'll check it out. BComplex Jun 2024 #1
Pretty good. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #2
I'm imagining a sequel Mme. Defarge Jun 2024 #5
I agree bif Jun 2024 #9
Loved it! KT2000 Jun 2024 #3
We just watched it Friday night... GiqueCee Jun 2024 #4
Glen Powell was in "Anyone but You" bif Jun 2024 #7
Don't think we've seen that one... GiqueCee Jun 2024 #11
Twisters EarthAbides Jun 2024 #6
A big article about him in today's New York Times bif Jun 2024 #8
And the moral of the story is Mme. Defarge Jun 2024 #10
I just watched it last night and loved it Danascot Jun 2024 #12
"It's Kind of a Funny Story" bif Jun 2024 #13
Yes, I liked Bodkin, too.nt Chalco Jun 2024 #14
Thanks for the suggestions Danascot Jun 2024 #15
Not sure how else to categorize it. bif Jun 2024 #16
I quit watching at about the halfway mark NJCher Jun 2024 #17
"female boss of the unit" Danascot Jun 2024 #18
Life is too short to waste time on something you don't like. bif Jun 2024 #19

Mme. Defarge

(8,490 posts)
5. I'm imagining a sequel
Sun Jun 9, 2024, 01:11 PM
Jun 2024

where the wife of the happy couple disappears after murdering her husband and children, and, after changing her appearance, lives happily ever after doing stand up comedy at a club in Los Angeles.

Wouldn’t that be hilarious?

GiqueCee

(1,278 posts)
4. We just watched it Friday night...
Sun Jun 9, 2024, 12:50 PM
Jun 2024

... and we agree, it's very good. I'm familiar with the director, Richard Linklater, but the leads are new. We'll be seeing Glen Powell and Adria Arjona again, you can bet.

Mme. Defarge

(8,490 posts)
10. And the moral of the story is
Sun Jun 9, 2024, 03:26 PM
Jun 2024

that if you’re entertaining enough it excuses anything, including committing murder? The will to self-actualisation, to power, trumps everything? The nihilism in this film is so obvious I almost wonder if Linklater is playing a big joke on his audience.

Danascot

(4,875 posts)
12. I just watched it last night and loved it
Tue Jun 25, 2024, 10:47 AM
Jun 2024

Dark comedy is my jam and Hit Man is the perfect dark comedy for my taste. Based on reviews and trailers I expected to like it but I it far exceeded my expectations, though of course ymmv.

Can anyone suggest other dark comedies they've liked?



Danascot

(4,875 posts)
15. Thanks for the suggestions
Wed Jun 26, 2024, 08:22 AM
Jun 2024

I put Funny Story on my watch list and started Bodkin last night (episodes 1 & 2). I'm enjoying it but so far wouldn't have thought to classify it as dark comedy.

bif

(23,830 posts)
16. Not sure how else to categorize it.
Wed Jun 26, 2024, 11:19 AM
Jun 2024

Last edited Thu Jun 27, 2024, 05:34 AM - Edit history (1)

It gets weirder as it progresses.

NJCher

(37,623 posts)
17. I quit watching at about the halfway mark
Wed Jun 26, 2024, 11:35 PM
Jun 2024

But based on comments on this thread, maybe I'll finish it.

What I liked:

--I thought the original hitman was perfect, exactly like what you'd think a hitman would look and act like. The professor who replaces him sees he has a conundrum: he has to change his appearance to match his client's expectations. His professorial appearance just doesn't cut it: too humdrum.

I liked the various portrayals of hit men that he came up with. There was the sort of sleazy guy in the suit and then the character with the straight hair and who talked a gory scene with the client. This must have been great fun for an actor.

Oh, and the most fun part was to see the person hiring the hit man on the lineup wall. Their expressions were priceless. There was a good deal of character choices with this part of the film.

Another character I really, really liked is the female boss of the unit. Again, creative, realistic character choice. In many ways, I think she may be the best actor in the whole film, and that's saying something because the male lead is really, really good.

I liked how this female boss handled knowing that he let her off and guided her out of the decision to hire the hitman. I think it is completely reasonable to understand that sometimes people are pushed to do stupid things and that they may be desperate and might even change their minds the next day. Recognizing that she was one of them and did not deserve to go through the legal process seemed reasonable to me.

What I didn't like and where I lost interest:

The lover discussions. Bleh. The sex scenes were pretty good, though. Every time she opened her mouth about why she wanted to hire the hitman or how she handled issues with her spouse, I just wanted to say shut up. What a bore. And who cares.

It was actually at this point that I turned the show off and decided not to finish it.

The scene where she was dressed up as the airline pilot was kind of cute, and the puns were good.

bif

(23,830 posts)
19. Life is too short to waste time on something you don't like.
Thu Jun 27, 2024, 08:49 AM
Jun 2024

Granted, the movie is only 2 hours long. But if you don't like it, bail! I really enjoyed it. In fact, I reviewed it for our local paper.

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