It’s not a good Hitman movie. But it is a good bad movie—and sometimes, that’s exactly what you want on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
Rewatching Hitman (2007): A Flawed, Fun Time Capsule of Late-2000s Action
Also, the man looks incredible in a black suit. The tailoring alone is worth the price of admission. The fight choreography isn’t John Wick (few things were in 2007), but it has a gritty, early-2000s charm. A standout scene: 47 takes down a room full of guards using only a fiber wire and a tea tray. Another highlight is the train shootout—bullet casings flying, blood spritzing, Olyphant reloading with robotic precision. It’s violent without being stylish, which oddly fits the character.
