Review of The Hitman (1991) by Doug J — 23 Sep 2010
THE HITMAN opens with Chuck Norris' mullet getting double-crossed by Michael Parks, the guy who plays the Texas sheriff in all those Quentin Tarantino movies. Fortunately Chuck is about as invincible as Michael Myers, and his status as "dead" allows him to go deep undercover in the mob, giving him an excuse to ice a bunch of fools with his handy shotgun.
Normally I get fussy when movie companies release DVDs in full screen only without even bothering to remaster them, but I think Warner Bros. deserves to be commended for not bothering with these Chuck Norris flicks.
The video quality is akin to the grimy VHS tapes you find at used book stores, and it adds something to the experience of watching a movie like this at home. Recounting the plot of this movie is really a waste, Chuck is undercover, fights some Iranians and double dealings happen with zero consequences before baddies show up and he takes them out.
But it's fun to watch. The movie is gory when it needs to be, it's got that dark eighties urban sheen with watered down streets, and bad haircuts. And Michael Parks. What's not to enjoy? The movie is exactly like the poster, what you see is what you get, shiny eighties nighttime urban landscape, and Chuck Norris' stone face with a mullet and a shotgun.
This review of The Hitman (1991) was written by Doug J on 23 Sep 2010.
The Hitman has generally received mixed reviews.
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