This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

I'm afraid I don't share your opinion on this one, people. With the twists and 47 not being only a silent killing machine who just walks around murdering people, this movie is absolutely fantastic. I know people can hardly let go of what they got used to, just like with Duke Nukem Forever and its previous games. Still, this movie is a masterpiece.

I was honestly shocked at the score on here, so much so I made an account. I've played the game, I watched Timothy Olyphants version... yet this film I loved! Yes okay Agent 47 wasn't as stealthy as portrayed in the games but in the games, you're in control and apart of the action, which makes it riveting, to sit and watch that as a film would be rather boring to say the least. From what I've read of other reviews this seems to be the main reason for the low score, which I thought unfair. I thoroughly enjoyed this film, jam packed with action, (action that's fast paced but shown in such a clever way you can see it all played out if that makes sense) the actors were I thought spot on, I hadn't heard of Rupert Friend before which put me off watching it a little but I will most definitely be watching out for him in the future. Apart from the not so clean shaven head I thought he nailed it.

Agent 47 (Rupert Friend) is a genetically engineered assassin created by Doctor Petr Litvenko (Ciarán Hinds). Katia van Dees (Hannah Ware) is stressed by her super awareness. She is looking for her father and is approached by John Smith (Zachary Quinto) who offers to protect her. Agent 47 is coming after her but not necessarily for the expected.The twist is cool but nothing else is. The play on name is a fun little reveal. The characters are charisma-free. Agent 47 has never seems to be lead character material. Katia could be the lead but Hannah Ware doesn't have it. She is absolutely stunning but there is a lack of power. The action is mostly chaos with a few cool moments. This is not a compelling movie.

While the original Hit-man adaptation was not as bad as the Max Payne adaptation, it still seemed to lack some of the stylish choices of the game. If you have played the games, than a lot of shots that are used in the movie here will seem familiar. I'm a bit shocked that another reviewer didn't like the amount of shots the "reloading" of the guns got in this. If that bothers you, than any action movie will seem "bad" in the sense that there is more shooting than reloading.Same is true here, but the main actor seems to capture the essence of the game character. I'm not saying it's a perfect movie of course (see rating), but it does a really good job and does not take anything for granted. Trying to please fans of the game and action fans at the same time is not the easiest thing to do. But going for an "R" instead of making this a family friendly affair (Hitman just isn't that) shows the amount of respect for the source the filmmakers brought to the table.So if you're looking for a decent action movie or you actually enjoy the games, this probably will please you (except for the mentioned reloading sequences of course :p )