Posts Tagged ‘hitman’

Seven Psychopaths 2012

Director: Martin McDonagh

4 out of 5

Amazing characters, great story.

 

Synopsis: A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster’s beloved Shih Tzu.

The Mechanic 2011

Director: Simon West

4 out of 5

A gripping hit-man based thriller.

 

Synopsis: Follows an elite hit man as he teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims.

Bullet to the Head 2012

Director: Walter Hill

3 out of 5

A good bit of character banter, great action.

 

Synopsis: After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.

Looper 2012

Director: Rian Johnson

5 out of 5

Brilliant.. I always love a Rian Johnson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt combo!

 

Synopsis: In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent 30 years into the past, where a hired gun awaits. Someone like Joe, who one day learns the mob wants to ‘close the loop’ by transporting back Joe’s future self.

 

p.s. ‘blunderbuss’ is a great word!

Director: Seth Gordon

3 out of 5

Pretty average, it was funny in parts though!