Glen Powell Surprised Me

Hit Man is a black comedy released in Venice last year before it was made available to Netflix a few weeks ago. Hollywood's new leading man Glen Powell portrays a college professor who also serves as a hit man for the New Orleans Police Department. Things get relatively complicated when he meets a woman he's supposed to bust and falls in love with her.

This is a very good movie. I was pleasantly surprised by how sophisticated (albeit slightly risqué) the writing was. It was very smooth and had several unexpected turns as well. Glen Powell was very good in this. Given the different type of characters he has to portray in this, I was impressed by how well he pulled off each disguise. I was even more surprised that he pulled off Gary Johnson's real identity. Gary's a nerd, and doesn't know how attractive he is until he becomes a hit man. I cannot believe I actually found Powell believable as a nerd as well as the other personas. His chemistry with Adria Arjona was also good. And lastly, I liked Austin Amelio as Jasper (the jerkface who originally had Gary's job). He was a very good antagonist.

There's not really a lot of negatives in this movie to be honest. I highly recommend it. Thanks For Reading.

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