Review of The Hit List (2011) by Kieran M — 20 May 2011
After the initial premise is established in the first 10 minutes, this movie stumbles to its predictable conclusion via an unimaginative, uninspired route. What could have been an interesting diversion from the "hit man with a conscience" genre better portrayed in Collateral, instead results in a poor imitation littered with tedious shoot-outs and pursuits through one-too-many identical stairwell and corridor.
Sadly, an opportunity was missed to explore human behaviour and instinct by further delving into the moral dilemmas on offer. Cuba's character is established in fleeting, blurry, flash-back imagery, and never builds on that to develop a depth we can connect with. All other characters suffer a similar fate - no real personality has been injected, with the inevitable outcome that it's difficult to take any interest in any of what's happening to them.
All that would be fine if this were a pure action movie... but it's not. The hints of "psychological thriller" are never followed through so the end result is something in between that succeeds at neither.
This review of The Hit List (2011) was written by Kieran M on 20 May 2011.
The Hit List has generally received mixed reviews.
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