Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater’s sunlit neo-noir stars Glen Powell (Anyone but You, Top Gun: Maverick) as strait-laced professor Gary Johnson, who moonlights as a fake hit man for the New Orleans Police Department. Preternaturally gifted at inhabiting different guises and personalities to catch hapless people hoping to bump off their enemies, Gary descends into morally dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to one of those potential criminals, a beautiful young woman named Madison (Adria Arjona). As Madison falls for one of Gary’s hit man personas — the mysteriously sexy Ron — their steamy affair sets off a chain reaction of play acting, deception, and escalating stakes. Co-written by Linklater and Powell and inspired by an unbelievable true story, Hit Man is a cleverly existential comedy about identity.
Hit Man
Hit Man
Opens May 24
Tickets: $11 (members), $16 (nonmembers)
"Linklater’s gentle touch is his secret weapon, and Hit Man might be a masterpiece."
"Given the chemistry between the two leads that could restart a dormant nuclear power plant, viewers are likely to come away sated with pleasure after seeing this delightful work."
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