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"Hitman: Agent 47": reviews of the movie, actors and roles
One of the most anticipated prime minister in August 2015 is the insurgent "Hitman: Agent 47". Reviews about the film in the press appeared in September of the same year. What does the new creation of the company 20th Century Fox tell the viewer, and what criticism did the film receive from the critics?
The creators of the film
What do they say about the film "Hitman: Agent 47"? Reviews about the film leave much to be desired. The debut picture of director Alexander Bach was not supported either by American critics or by Russians. In addition, the audience in their opinion of this film was divided into two irreconcilable camps: fans and ardent opponents. What went wrong this time?
The idea for screenwriters was the computer game "Hitman", which is considered very popular among gamers. To implement the project, 20th Century Fox company attracted a director with Polish roots Alexander Bach, who had not previously removed any work.
The title song from "Hitman: Agent 47" was written by composer Mark Beltrami. On account of his soundtracks for the films "Scream", "Dracula 2000", "Resident Evil" and to many other famous Hollywood projects.
"Hitman: Agent 47": actors. Rupert Friend
The central character around which the whole action unfolds in the film of Alexander Bach is a hired killer code-named "Agent 47". It was created with the help of genetic engineering by the Soviet scientist Litvenko. Now Hitman works for the International Contract Agency and must find for them the daughter of the same scientist who once made an invulnerable killer out of him. In the course of the story it turns out that the girl in question is Sister's sister of Agent 47, moreover - she is an improved copy of him. Of course, the main characters are waiting for a whole lot of skirmishes and scenes of battles.
Zachary Quinto as John Smith
If in the movie "Terminator" the struggle for the "chosen" takes place between "good" and "evil" machines, then in "Hitman" it is conducted between "good" and "evil" mercenaries. The antagonist of the conventionally "kind" Agent 47 was John Smith, performed by Zachary Quinto.
As for Zachary Quinto, the actor specializes in serials. Among the full-length works it is possible to single out the Bayopik "Snowden" and the action film "Startrek: Retribution".
Hanna Ware as Catherine Litvenko
The role of Catherine Litvenko - an advanced genetically modified person, now hunted by special services and criminal syndicates around the world - was performed by Hannah Ware. According to the plot, her heroine has been searching her father for a long time and without success. And finds as a result of the half-brother in the face of Agent 47. After this, genetically modified relatives, repulsing the attacks of numerous armed groups, continue to search for their "creator" - Dr. Livenko.
In 2010, Hannah managed to get an episodic role in the comedy "Double Kopets" with Bruce Willis in the lead role. Then the beginning actress poskatalas on serials, yet has not received a leading role in "Hitman". So we can consider the image of Katya Livenko as the debut of Hannah Ware.
Thomas Krechman as Le Clerc
Thomas Kretchman is a German actor who has long and firmly secured the "Hollywood" films. He plays different roles: in "Pianist" - Nazi, in "Young Victoria" - King of Belgium, in "Dracula 3D" - Dracula. But in "Hitman" Krechman embodied on the screens the image of the head of the criminal syndicate, who hunts for Catherine Livenko.
By the way, Thomas Krechman is a sought after actor not only in Hollywood: he more than once collaborated with Russian filmmakers. In 2008, Thomas appeared in the action film of Timur Bekmambetov "Especially dangerous", where he played the father of the main character. And in 2013, Kretschman starred in the picture of Fyodor Bondarchuk "Stalingrad", receiving the role of a German officer.
Other performers of roles
Ciaran Hinds is an Irish actor who played the role of Dr. Litvenko in "Hitman". His hero is a Soviet scientist who for years has been hiding his genius developments in the field of genetic engineering so that they can not be used for evil. Kiaran Hinds is also known to the audience for the films "Spy, Get Out!" And "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".
Also in the action movie you can see Emilio Rivera, who at one time played episodic roles in the film "Bullet" by Nick Lyon and in the serial film "Criminal Communications".
Rolf Kanis, who played in Dr. Hitler's "Hitman", in 2014, fought in the fantasy film "Timeless 2: The Sapphire Book", and in 2012 appeared in the German biographical film "Rommel."
In addition, in the tape "Hitman" lit up Johannes Zum, Jerry Hoffman, Mona Pirzad, David Bruckner and many others.
Premiere and box office
The film "Hitman: Agent 47", which was premiered in 2015, was shown in the US and many other countries in the world in August. In September, Alexander Bach's fighter saw Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Belarus. "Hitman: Agent 47" in Russian was shown on September 3. The last new Hollywood tape was seen by the inhabitants of Spain and Italy, where the premiere took place in October-month.
The picture "Hitman: Agent 47", the release date of which was primarily interested fans of the video game of the same name, with a budget of 35 million dollars collected in the global box office 82 million. This is a bit, given the scope with which the film was advertised. And although the action movie "Hitman: Agent 47" rating on the IMDb site is 5.9 out of 10, reviews from critics are mostly negative. On the authoritative American site Rottentomatoes.com. 100 reviews were published, of which 92 - negative. In Russia, the ratio of positive and negative feedback is about the same.
Reviews
So, what do film critics say in their reviews of the film?
Critic of the edition of Empire does not hesitate to call "Hitman" second-rate militant. He clarifies that the new picture was better than the previous one shot in 2007, but this fact does not change much: the plot remains absurd, too confusing and unlikely. Especially did not like the criticism of the action scene, because the opponents of Agent 47 were stupid and immovable targets, which the mercenary shot at point-blank range. Moreover, there is no intrigue, because Agent 47 in this film is an armored car that does not seek absolutely any way out of the situation, but simply goes ahead.
Other critics are amused over the mass of moments in the picture of Alexander Bach: over the primitive costume of Agent 47 and his image as a whole; Over the similarity between Hanna Ware and Olga Kurylenko, who played about the same role in the 2007 film adaptation; Over the fact that after prolonged and fierce battles none of the heroes even evaporated on the forehead appeared, and so on.
However, bad suits and cheap special effects can be experienced, but the absurd scenario is not.
"Hitman: Agent 47": reviews of the movie
Those 5.9 points of viewer loyalty on the site IMDb were "donated" to the film by gamers who were delighted with only one fact of the adaptation of their favorite game. However, not all connoisseurs of video games supported the picture "Hitman: Agent 47".
Reviews about the film mostly boil down to the fact that video projects can not be screened even in Hollywood: on the big screen computer characters in the performance of actors turn into a dull semblance of "cool" guys. In addition, writers amaze fans of video games by stubbornly refusing to follow the story, successfully planned in the original version of the game.
However, viewers agree that if you completely disable your criticality, then once you can see the picture of Alexander Bach. If a person is accustomed to a better movie, it is better not to waste time and do more interesting things.
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