With a shocking 95% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes and a crucial consensus that calls the film “a deceptively darkish thriller that is additionally loaded with laughs” and “an impressive showcase for main man Glen Powell — and one of the crucial purely entertaining movies of Richard Linklater’s profession,” it is clear that “Hit Man” was a crucial success. What about particular person critics? Once more, have a look at that ranking: they beloved it! (/Movie’s personal Chris Evangelista was a little extra measured about this movie than me, however he particularly praised Adria Arjona, writing, “As performed by Adria Arjona […] Maddy is the actual secret to the movie’s success. As likable as Powell is, he is matched after which outdone by Arjona, who has a sort of old style film star attraction. It is very simple to grasp why Gary is gaga over her.”)
“‘Hit Man’ makes for an plain good time,” Mark Olsen wrote in his evaluate for the Los Angeles Occasions. “Typically, all you really want is a few impossibly enticing individuals having fun with one another’s firm, captured by a filmmaker who is aware of when to remain out of their method.” Brian Tallerico agreed on RogerEbert.com, writing, “Linklater has lengthy had a present with playful humor, and he nails the tone right here with out turning ‘Hit Man’ into the slapstick it might have develop into.” At The Atlantic, Shirley Li spotlighted Powell, writing, “The police scenes are simply mild sufficient to be humorous, the screwball sequences are simply darkish sufficient to maintain you on the sting of your seat, and Powell … is clearly elated to be dealing with such twisty materials.” Personally, I believe Nick Schager hit the nail on the top in his evaluate for The Every day Beast: “‘Hit Man’ is sizzling and hilarious, a successful mixture amplified by a narrative that will get knottier at each flip.”
Richard Roeper, although, gave a shoutout to Arjona within the Chicago Solar-Occasions, writing, “Within the offbeat comedy, Powell confirms his leading-man credentials and reveals scorching chemistry with co-star Adria Arjona.” (That is right; their chemistry is ridiculous.) David Sims went additional in one more evaluate at The Atlantic: “The movie’s spiral into romantic drama would not work with out Powell and Arjona’s crackling chemistry. Arjona has pulled her weight in stale supporting roles in just a few dangerous motion motion pictures, however this can be a gorgeous star flip.”
Over at ABC Information, Peter Travers was … effusive in a wierd however form of endearing method. “Oooowee, what a scorchingly attractive thriller,” he wrote. “Powered by shining new star Glen Powell, who singes the display with wowza costar Adria Arjona, this considerably true story from Richard Linklater provides as much as among the best and most beguiling motion pictures of the yr.” You get the purpose: critics went wild for “Hit Man,” and some of them made positive to present Arjona her flowers.
