Movie #3268 ..........................."Hit Man" (Netflix)

 Movie #3268 "Hit Man" (Netflix)  I am a Glen Powell fan, so when I saw he was in it, I grabbed the chance to watch it --- it was also recommended to us.  After watching this, I can say that the two leads were cast well because they were able to come across sincerely truthful but handled the dark humor, as well.  It's the script I was enamored with --- oh, it is entertaining to watch and try to guess the twists and turns along the way --- the script offered a load of surprises, but wasn't really bound in reality.  There was too much suspension of belief expected of the watcher, in my opinion.  The fault was really in the last act ---- when you watch something like the movie "sting" and you are , indeed, "stung" and you think back and say, "they got me" and you see how the puzzle all fits, that's a successful script --- and, of course, it won an academy award, the best that year, probably the best in MANY years, so it is silly for me to think this film could do a "sting" like that --- or even have a good, reasonable ending --- I guess I just expected a little more than what we got --- both Dave and I were trying to guess where it was going, and I have to admit I think our idea would have been better --- and I'm sure other viewers would have equally acceptable endings to this, so I fault the film on putting the puzzle together --- there are pieces missing or that just don't fit in the real world.  That being said, I'd give it a 3 because it IS entertaining.  Glen Powell is good --- not a Brad Pitt yet, but some day might be.  He has the looks and the comic timing and the sincerity -- but I doubt if he could do the character Pitt did coming out of the gate in "Thelma and Louise " --- he takes a few more chances, but Powell has a lot more years to catch up.  I recommend the movie and if you have a better idea for an ending, message me and we can talk ---

"THE HIT MAN"     Netflix        2023        R      1 hour and 55  mins

A professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department, descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.

Director:  Richard Linklater

Writers:  Richard Linklater, Glen Powell, Siup Hollandsworth

Actors:  Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio