Review of Mr. Right (2016) by Kaptenvideo — 14 Dec 2016

You've probably seen quite a few romantic comedies, how about a romantic action comedy for a change, eh? A girl meets a boy who happens to be class-A hitman. But killing is wrong so he only offs those who hire him, or attack him directly. So we get a lot of punching and gunplay in addition to romance.

Starring Anna Kendrick and Sam Rockwell, supported by colorful smaller roles by Tim Roth and Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, it's a quick-paced and pretty fun caper. Sure, it may be more of a boys' movie than a romantic comedy and feel like a mediocre TV pilot at times, but it's still a pretty nice way to spend 95 minutes. Some jokes, some action, story doesn't overstay its welcome... what's not to like?

If I did anything differently here, I'd have written a more interesting female lead character, or at least added some memorable lines to remember her by. As it stands, Anna Kendrick (Jessica from "Twilight" and Beca from "Pitch Perfect") becomes a weak link here. Of course, she's always likable but her usual brand of Just This Nice Girl feels like an unspired choice compared to the great Sam Rockwell who is pretty much the epitome of cool in his generation of US movie actors right now. Rockwell on the other hand rocks as usual. He has been spreading his own brand of catchy weirdness in many different movies and genres, and won't disappoint the fans now either. He's lively, charming and also a more versatile performer of the two leads, even with shallow comedy material such as this.

"Mr. Right" didn't find an audience in cinemas where it disappeared as fast as a world-class hitman after a successful "job".

But if you happen to catch this cool little flick on-demand or something, I would advise to check it out. There's always some room for Rockwell.