The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot (2018) - Rotten Tomatoes

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot (2018)

TOMATOMETER

85%

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AUDIENCE SCORE

100%

Critic Consensus: The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot just about lives up to the wild promise of its title, due in no small part to Sam Elliott's world-weary work in the title role.

Movie Info

The story follows a legendary American war veteran named Calvin Barr (Elliott / Turner) who, decades after serving in WWII and assassinating Adolf Hitler, must now hunt down the fabled Bigfoot. Living a peaceful life in New England, the former veteran is contacted by the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to lead the charge as the creature is carrying a deadly plague and is hidden deep inside the Canadian wilderness.

Cast

Sam Elliott
Caitlin FitzGerald
Aidan Turner
Ron Livingston

Critic Reviews for The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot

All Critics (27) | Top Critics (3)

All its idiosyncrasy expended on that undeniably head-turning title, this low-key, literal-minded indie manages to make those marquee events pretty uninteresting.

July 26, 2018 | Full Review…
Top Critic

A wise, odd, and unforgettable ballad.

July 24, 2018 | Full Review…
Top Critic

An unusual-and mostly successful-hybrid of a pulpy adventure tale straight out of a midcentury men's magazine and a meditative reflection on loneliness and aging...

July 24, 2018 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Top Critic

The brilliance of this particular work is how it uses its genre trappings to strip away so much of the [stuff] that throttles films about older actors.

December 10, 2018 | Full Review…

An uncharacteristically bittersweet love story about an aging war hero reminiscing about the life he once had.

November 20, 2018 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot is a fascinating experiment; a dark drama that treats pulp genre with the earnest emotional weight of an awards contender.

November 12, 2018 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
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