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- 'Hit Man' delivers on its mission
- When: 'Hit Man' is in theaters May 24 and starts streaming on Netflix June 7.
- What to know: Glen Powell stars as a straight-laced professor pretending to be a hit man. Hijinks ensue, as does love!
- The romantic action-comedy flick was inspired by a true story. The script was co-written by Powell and the movie’s director, Richard Linklater.
- Why I’ll be watching: If my crush isn’t obvious by now, I want to follow every step in Powell’s ascension to leading-man status.
- — Kelsey Weekman
- May 22, 2024
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May 23, 2024 · Very loosely based on a true story, “Hit Man” stars Glen Powell (who also co-wrote this stellar script with Linklater) as Gary Johnson, a New Orleans-based professor who has been assisting the police department with menial tasks like planting bugs and connecting wires in the surveillance van.
97% Tomatometer 136 Reviews. No audience score yet. Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater's sunlit neo-noir stars Glen Powell as strait-laced professor Gary Johnson, who moonlights as a fake...
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May 23, 2024 · Hit Man Rated R for a few artfully shot sex scenes, some bad language and a bit of hit man work. Running time: 1 hour 55 minutes. Running time: 1 hour 55 minutes. In theaters.
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May 22, 2024 · Updated 11:23 AM PDT, May 22, 2024. For a guy like Glen Powell, the ascent to movie stardom isn’t really a question. It’s more like an inevitability.
Sep 5, 2023 · Sep 5, 2023 12:45pm PT. ‘Hit Man’ Review: Richard Linklater’s Fun True-Life Lark Stars Glen Powell as a Dweeb Who Goes Undercover as a Contract Killer. Glen Powell rules as Gary, a part-time...
May 24, 2024 · 'Hit Man' review: Richard Linklater delivers the year's most killer comedy | Mashable. Home > Entertainment > Movies. 'Hit Man' review: Richard Linklater delivers the year's most killer...
Jun 7, 2024 · Hit Man: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Retta, Austin Amelio. A professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department, descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.