What makes the exercise worse is the epic promise of the trailers. As I left the theater my mind momentarily wandered back to the trailers, which both point towards an epic tale of good against evil with 47 at the center. We get lines like: "Engineered from Darkness," "Protected by Divinity," "Bred from the world's deadliest criminals," "Raised by an exiled Brotherhood of the Church" and "Most believe his very existence is a sin." I did not get any of that from this movie.
It bothers me that there is very little growth and we are cheated by the trailers promising something that isn't there. Sure, trailers have been known to be misleading, but this takes the cake. There is a lot of potential here, but it is left unexplored. Some elements can be extracted from what you see, but there is nothing presented to truly support any findings. The end result is a mixture of Dark Angel, The Transporter, and James Bond that came out of the oven half-baked. Perhaps when a sequel is made we will get a little more depth, but I am not holding my breath.
Not Recommended.
Article comments
1 - bibbyroo
i saw it this weekend, and i would agree with you about the wasted potential. the previews made it look like it was going to be a big story about his past and figuring out his place in the world, but absolutely none of that is ever dealt with. in fact, the only 'challenging' topic mentioned was his lack of interaction with women. but then, instead of being forced to confront that area of his life, he just drugs her and walks away.
i would agree, the action was decent, but the story was really lacking...
2 - egnarOelpruP
When you think about the previous game-films, this isnt half bad compared to;for example(god forbid) Doom and Bloodrayne.
They're getting somewhere, it'll take time, but eventually they'll actually make a good film based on a game.
It might take a couple of years, but they'll do it.
3 - Chris Beaumont
As far as game-movie adaptations, ones that I think are better movies than the Hitman movie: Resident Evil (series), Tomb Raider, Mortal Kombat, Doom. Hell, DOA was more entertaining than this.
4 - #4
This movie was a let down, I believe that yes doom is even worse, and we know that catwomen should never have been made, but i think that they should stop making movies based on games, don't try until they find a real game, splinter cell for instance.... The actor for Agent 47 was a total let down, i didnt feel he fitted the part, and he felt un comfortable in some positions... Sorry, but i love the games, and not the movies, lets keep it this way.