Everything is getting made into a movie these days, so it comes as no surprise that the slick looking video game series, Hitman, is being transferred up to the big screen. The title doesn’t leave little to the imagination as what you see is what you get. The trailer looks very cool and this will no doubt be a high quality conversion with plenty of action. I’m somewhat torn on the starring role of Agent 47 going to Timothy Olyphant. He was quite the dud in Live Free or Die Hard (read our review) as far a a bad guy, but the problem with him there could actually work to his advantage here. Olyphant comes across as emotionally dead to me with little screen presence, but I imagine that may actually fit into this character perfectly as he’s supposed to be a calm, cool, and emotionless killing machine.

While I’ve been aware of the video game series I’ve never actually played them (I’m terrible at stealth games), so I could be a little off in my expectations (please correct me if I am). The plot looks to add a little more to the usual story by throwing 47 right into a crossfire of a political conspiracy. Adding too much to the storyline seems to happen a lot of video games that become movies and it too often creates a muddled, overly complicated story. I think they could have easily made a go of this movie simply putting him in the plot as a hitman with a series of jobs. Hopefully the end result is as cool as the preview makes it look. I guess we’ll know in just a few months time, right?

Hitman - Plot:

A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 (Olyphant) is employed by a group known as “The Agency” to kill targets for cash. Agent 47 is suddenly ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe.

Hitman - Details:
Release Date: October 17, 2007
Genre: Action / Crime / Thriller
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott
Director: Xavier Gens
Expected Rating: R based on the subject matter (killings)

Hitman - Movie Trailer: