"Hitman: Agent 47" is the forgettable reboot to the forgettable "Hitman" (2007). Don't worry, you don't have to be familiar with the first "Hitman" film, or its video game source, to try to enjoy this.
A mysterious assassin (Rupert Friend) tries to protect the daughter (Hannah Ware) of the scientist responsible for creating the Agent program, since assorted villains want to find him to recreate the program (and the film's franchise). Bloody, with some nicely done action scenes, but the monotonal cast looks completely bored, which pulled me out of the movie. Nice supporting turns by Friend, Quinto and Hinds, but the scenes setting up a sequel that would never get made are kind of funny in a sad way. The first movie came out in 2007, the reboot in 2015, but no third-time's-the-charm entry in 2023. The film makers just can't seem to find a story that works.
Stats:
-Directed by Aleksander Bach
-Screenplay by Skip Woods and Michael Finch, Story by Skip Woods, Based on the video game from IO Interactive
-Cast: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciaran Hinds, Thomas Kretschmann, Jurgen Prochnow, Rolf Kanies, Dan Bakkedahl, Angelababy, Michaela Caspar
-Media: VUDU Digital Copy
-Running Time: 96 minutes
-Rating: (* * */* * * * *)
-MPAA Rated (R), contains strong physical violence, very strong gun violence, strong gore, profanity, very brief female nudity, drug abuse
