The Hit List Reviews

"This movie was good up until the point when his wife just ups and forgives him for putting her ass on a hit list. You know, because it wasn't suppose to be real. It was just him blowing off some steam with a local bar buddy. That's crazy. I know it's a movie and stuff isn't suppose to be so black and white, but that's just crazy to me. I liked Cuba in this, and I though Cole Hauser did good in this too. But the film itself was not believable. Some movie's aren't suppose to be, but with this kind of situation you kinda want to make it realistic."

This movie had rather cheap looking opening credits, and we were afraid that we were in for a real stinker. Surprisingly, it was very good. Cuba Gooding did very well, and the storyline, etc. was well done, also. UNTIL the last 15 min. that included the most ridiculous police station shoot-out that we have ever seen.

An exciting, suspenseful and very cool psychological action-thriller. An intense nail-biter that grabs your and dose not want to let you go. It's stylish, thrilling and relentlessly exhilarating. A dynamic and explosive action-packed thrill-ride. It snaps and crackles with wild but fun live-wire entertainment. It's a riveting mind-game version of Collateral. Cuba Gooding Jr. gives one of his best and grittiest performances in years. Gooding is intense, riveting and extremely compelling. Cole Hauser gives a strong and gripping performance. Hauser and Gooding square off nicely together. A killer thriller that packs plenty of action, suspense and smarts.

Wow... crazy movie. Cuba did a good job in this one. He's been trash lately, but this one was on point. Screwed up, but on point.

I liked this movie. It reminds me of Collateral one of my favorite movies. The print I saw was a bit dark but the studio and Cuba who was at the screening assured us that the official print will be lighter. Cuba is excellent in his roll and there are some effective shots of him that are just creepy.

This movie was HORRID. From the cheesy opening credits, to the horrible writing, terrible acting, cheap digital video quality, and the fact that Cuba Gooding played a supporting role to absolute nobody's... this movie was just the worst. I don't know who should be more ashamed: Cuba Gooding for making it or me for watching it through to the end. Don't bother!!

wow didnt see that coming

Not a bad film at all. And a 'different' story line...now who would you like to see killed in your life ?...And a lesson to be careful what strangers you speak to in a Bar when you have had a few drinks ! Cuba Gooding was the number one actor here. Nicely filmed in the daylight...none of those annoying 'dark' scenes. Plenty of action along the way. Worth seeing. Why the low rating on Rotten Tomatoes ?

I caught this one at the 2011 Phoenix Film Festival and it turned out to be little more than a big screen showing of direct-to-DVD schlock, albeit with a moderately entertaining concept. Unfortunately, that concept was buried under a steaming pile of clichà (C)s and lowest common denominator plot devices. It's as if the filmmakers were acknowledging their resignation to the fact that their likely audience needs flashbacks to events that took place MINUTES prior.

I do give them some credit for their dedication to keeping Gooding's character on message, though it meant being reminded *constantly* that, yes, he is a very very bad man (with radiation-induced, um, chest congestion?) Mercifully, the rest of the performances were bearable with a few glimpses of "pretty good."

There are a few laugh out loud lines (which may have even been intentional) sprinkled with some real groaners. ("Are you kidding me??" "Even if I was, would it still be funny?")

You may want to check this out when it inevitably becomes available on your favorite video streaming service, if for nothing else than just to see the idea "executed"...

I actually enjoyed it quite a bit via Netflix Streaming. This was my first time seeing Cuba Gooding Jr. play the role of a stone-cold killer, and I wasn't disappointed. Hopefully he'll continue being versatile.

Story Turned out Nice.

WOW! What a surprisingly awesome film! The character development was good and the plot moved along quickly. It was a little predictable, but overall quite entertaining. =)

Some interesting moments.

Great movie. I don't think he missed one shot in the whole movie.

Monday, April-02-12

(2011) The Hit List
THRILLER/ ACTION

Staright to rental, low budget version of "Jason Bourne", "The Metador" starring Pierce Bronsman, "The Terminator" among other films as well as other professional killer movies with a twist! Movie stars Cole Hauser as Allan a regular punching bag both by friends and by co-workers, and after he catches his wife with his best friend who was also his best man at their wedding, he decides to drink his sorrows at a bar. While there he meets Jonas played by Cuba Gooding JR, and while being acquainted with one another, he tells him that he's a professional killer/ assassin and as a way of not no believing him, dares Allan to jot down 5 names that he want dead with his wife's name jotted down as being the last to be killed. You can pretty much predict how it turns out if one were to watch enough of these type of films! While I can appreciate the new set up, I only wish the rest of the film would maintain ones interest since there's some consistency problems such as after this professional hitman wipes out a whole area of a police station(similar to what happened in The Terminator film) an unknown living cop finally points his mini 48 behind this killer's back and says freeze instead of just shooting him down is absolutley ludicrous, and as a result of doing that, this cop gets shot and killed in the process!

2 out of 4

Mediocre action flick that never really has a direction.

Great premise, but let down by the ridiculous ineptitude of police in the final scene. Eg. machine gun toting cop tries to apprehend rampaging hitman with, "What are you doing?" He dies and rampaging hitman takes his machine gun. Another cop orders him to "Freeze!". Yeah, that'll work every time. Earlier, two cops fail to recognise rampaging hitman when he answers the door of soon-to-be-murdered innocent guy, even after his face has been broadcast across the media. Those cops really should watch the news more often.

I've seen the preview and just got this movie..damn it looks awsome!!

i really wish cole hauser would get more roles. he's so freaking good!

This was actually a really fun film, i'm surprised a lot of people don't know of this film, i enjoyed it a lot, everything other than the shoddy title sequence was great action fun :D