Review of Hitman's Run

Hitman's Run (1999)
Not that bad but no award winner
28 August 2003
Warning: Spoilers
I recently purchased this movie as I am an Eric Roberts fan. As usual, he makes the best of whatever character he is playing. But, without his presence, this movie would rank lower than the worst episode of Starsky and Hutch.

Lots of bullets fly and some stuff just is not to be believed. I mean, we're talking A-Team stuff here at some points. But, at other times, it is not so bad. The kingpin's son reminds me too much of Howie from The Fall Guy to be credible as a real bad guy but what the heck...

There are bad holes in this but Eric Roberts keeps you watching.

Spoiler....

There's way too many smiles at the end. All the bad guys are dead, the girlfriend's kid just saw people getting brutally killed, but they are all happy and ready to head off to Dairy Queen. And, the computer hacker kid and his long lost father are ready for the father-son picnic now.

C'mon. With a little work (or brains) this could have been pretty good but at times, it's just stupid.

As stated earlier, Roberts does a good job and that is the one redeeming thing that makes this worth watching.
5 out of 6 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed