Review of Killshot (2008) by Luke B — 17 Mar 2009
About bloody time. As a huge Rourke fan I've been waiting for this film for the last 4 years. It was completed years ago but after negative test screenings it went through the usual crap of reshoots and delayed releases.
It sounds perfect on paper. Great cast, based on a book by a best selling author, from the director of an academy award winning film etc. So what has finally been released on DVD? It's an acceptable hitman movie.
Nothing more and nothing less. For me, being a fan of Rourke, Lane and Levitt, I probably found it more engaging than most. Nobody stretches themselves in their roles, they all play it comfortably. Nothing of note really happens in the film.
No tense scenes of the couple being hunted like prey, especially since hunting symbolism and metaphors are all over the place in this film. It's hard to know if the cuts have made this better or worse.
A whole character (Johnny Knoxville) has been cut, a creepy sheriff. This sounds like the kind of injection the film needed. Their's no bonding between Rourke and Levitt, so it's hard to see why Rourke puts of with him.
As I said earlier, nothing really happens. The hitmen's main plan is to wait for the couple to return home from witness protection, which doesn't make for an exciting movie really. Still, they'll be stuff to enjoy, even if it is as shallow as Diane Lane in her undergarments.
This review of Killshot (2008) was written by Luke B on 17 Mar 2009.
Killshot has generally received mixed reviews.
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