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News / Columns / Total Recall / Comments
Total Recall: Thank Goodness For Hit Men
by RT Staff | November 23, 2007
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Summary

This week, Timothy Olyphant stars in Hitman, the tale of a skilled contract killer who finds himself in the midst of deadly political intrigue. Here at RT, we thought it would be a good time to explore the dark, disreputable cinematic world of the gun-for-hire. Back to Article
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ZiGyStRdUsT
ZiGyStRdUsT writes:
on Nov 23 2007 11:27 PM

le samurai (forgive my spelling), it the best hitman movie imo

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Ruckas356
Ruckas356 writes:
on Nov 24 2007 05:01 AM

the professional was damn good. Gary oldman is a great and underapreciated actor.

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IMAmoose24
IMAmoose24 writes:
on Nov 24 2007 08:06 AM

How have I not heard of this Leon movie? It looks right up my ally. Checking it out as soon as possible.

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Jhcrow
Jhcrow writes:
on Nov 24 2007 01:46 PM

What Is The Name Of Both Of The Songs

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cyber.bruce
cyber.bruce writes:
on Nov 24 2007 03:46 PM

???

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HONORANDOFFER
HONORANDOFFER writes:
on Nov 24 2007 03:51 PM

In reply to this comment (#1302312)
First song is by Portishead and the second by Radiohead. Old trailer using newish music.

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Jhcrow
Jhcrow writes:
on Nov 24 2007 07:14 PM

In reply to this comment (#1302535)
Thanx

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osiris3657
osiris3657 writes:
on Nov 24 2007 10:34 PM

What about hitwomen? I'm thinking of The Bride from the Kill Bill movies. Or Josh Hartnett's character in Lucky Number Slevin, or Jason Bourne...yes, Jason Bourne should be considered among the best movie hitmen.

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bamb0o-stick
bamb0o-stick writes:
on Nov 25 2007 04:25 AM

In reply to this comment (#1303668)

Jason Bourne was more of a government trained soldier than a hit man/assassin. These other characters like Leon, Jules and Vince were more like independent hit men. People went to them to do a job with money on the table or they worked for a mob boss.

As my own personal favorite, I guess any hit man/assassin played by Chow Yun Fat is awesome in my book.


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Oblivioncry
Oblivioncry writes:
on Nov 25 2007 07:01 AM

Gary Oldman is amazing as is everyone else in this movie. Leon is in my personal top10 for sure

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Oblivioncry
Oblivioncry writes:
on Nov 25 2007 07:02 AM

the scene in which portman tries to kill her self is the most amzing

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hevlarxis
hevlarxis writes:
on Nov 26 2007 09:20 PM

She tries to kill herself in this one too? I just saw Heat. She must have a death wish.

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