Director: Aleksander Bach

Writer: Skip Woods, Michael Finch (Screenplay) Skip Woods (Story)

Starring: Rupert Friend, Thomas Kretschmann, Zachary Quinto

Plot: An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

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Verdict: Bog Standard Action

Story: Hitman: Agent 47 starts with the idea that Dr Delriego (Kanies) has been searching for the answer of improving a human into a deadly hitman, the key is in a mysterious woman no one can find. Agent 47 (Friend) is also after this woman but now knows what he is really looking for.

The girl in question is Katia (Ware) who has been identified as a person of interest with John Smith (Quinto) following her. Agent 47 latest target is Katia and John Smith is the only person who can keep her alive as she aims to learn secrets about her father. Not everything is as it seems as Agent 47 has a previous connection with Katia and it is Le Clerq (Kretschmann) who is after her father.

Hitman: Agent 47 brings us back into the video game world only this time it is a reboot of the first Hitman which I might add I really liked. This well this was just basic action hitman has plan to complete latest job which will involve saving a girl, fighting an enemy strong than him, wait this is just Terminator isn’t it? I am going to be brutal on this film and the first 50 minutes we are lead to believe that Agent 47 is the bad guy, the film is about him why waste all the time lying to us when we all and I mean all know he is the hero of the film? This really disappoints me especially after the original was one of the better video game films.

Actor Review

Rupert Friend: Agent 47 is the deadly assassin whose latest mission brings him up against his employees while trying to save a young woman who is also trained but has a connection to his past. Rupert tries to fit into the assassin’s shows but simply doesn’t end up living up to original levels Timothy achieved.

Thomas Kretschmann: Le Clerq is the man looking for Katia’s father he is the man who wants Katia’s father and sends John out to find him, he never leaves his office but always get what he wants. Thomas is hardly in the film and is easily meant to be the villain but you never really believe him.

Zachary Quinto: John Smith is an ungraded assassin who starts off as a friend to Katia only to have his own motive for what he does as he is working for the people looking for her father. He is stronger than Agent 47 making him a worthy enemy to the hitman. Zachary brings out his Sylar again for this role where he is an unkillable machine.

Hannah Ware: Katia is a woman looking for her father, she is about to go on the run before all these assassins start coming after her. She does have abilities in combat making her alliance even more important to whoever has her by their side. Hannah does a basic job but never gets going in this role.

Support Cast: Hitman: Agent 47 doesn’t have the biggest supporting cast and the ones we see just someone for Agent 47 to fight.

Director Review: Aleksander Bach – Aleksander doesn’t bring us the best video game that really doesn’t get started.

Action: Hitman: Agent 47 has very basic action that is all quick cut fight scenes to show how good both Agent 47 and John Smith really are in combat.

Crime: Hitman: Agent 47 has the hitman chasing angle but doesn’t really end up going to in depth with the criminal side of the story.

Thriller: Hitman: Agent 47 doesn’t keep you guessing because the first half is a giant dummy we see before we see what we know is meant to be happening.

Settings: Hitman: Agent 47 uses the setting you would expect from a film with this subject matter, nothing to fancy until the final over sized office.
Special Effects: Hitman: Agent 47 doesn’t let the effects come through with everything looking CGI.

Suggestion: Hitman: Agent 47 is one to skip this year, it doesn’t have enough to make it a worth while action film. (Skip)

Best Part: I’m not dead John Smith.

Worst Part: First half of the film is pointless.

Believability: No

Chances of Tears: No

Chances of Sequel: It leaves it open to one.

Post Credits Scene: No

Oscar Chances: No

Budget: $35 Million

Runtime: 1 Hour 36 Minutes

Overall: A disappointing action film that offers up nothing original through the story.

Ratings 

Director: Tom McLoughlin

Writer: Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal (Screenplay) Stephen King (Short Story)

Starring: Tim Matheson, Brooke Adams, Robert Rusler, Chris Demetral, Robert Hy Gorman, William Sanderson

Plot: Based on a short story by Stephen King, a man and his family return to his home town, but he is then harassed by teenagers that died when he was a kid.

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Verdict: Ghosts of the Living Dead

Story: Sometimes They Come Back starts the Norman family moving back to Jim (Matheson) home town with wife Sally (Adams) and son Scott (Gorman). Jim has taken a teaching job and the rumours about his past continue to follow him around, while his past haunts him from this town.

We learn what happens to Jim’s brother when he was a kid and that being the main reason why they left the town in the first place. The return to the town brings death of a student before a new student Richard Lawson (Rusler) appears in class who has a striking resemblance to the thug that killed Jim’s brother.

When a second student dies a second member of the gang who died after killing Jim’s brother turns up in his class looking for revenge for their deaths.

Sometimes They Come Back turns the spin on the idea from The Crow where the evil characters come back looking for revenge. It all works very basic but you do wonder why the innocent kids deaths never really got looked into. It ends up being a reliving moment idea and some weak investigation nothing really gets explained to why it all ends up happening. (5/10)

Actor Review

Tim Matheson: Jim Norman is the teacher who is haunted by his childhood where he brother was murdered but it trying to rebuild his life after a professional incident in his home town. His life really comes back to life when the thugs who died during his brother’s death come back for revenge. Tim does a solid job in the film without excelling. (6/10)

Robert Rusler: Richard Lawon is the leader of the gang who killed Jim’s brother but died, he has returned with the rest of his gang from the grave to get revenge on Jim. Robert does a good job in this role and you generic villain character. (7/10)

Support Cast: Sometimes They Come Back has the generic supporting cast with worried family and typical thug like characters.

Director Review: Tom McLoughlin – Tom gives us a basic thriller without hitting any real horror angles. (5/10)

Horror: Sometimes They Come Back doesn’t reach all the horror angles it needs to get to. (4/10)

Thriller: Sometimes They Come Back tries to keep you guessing to what will happen next to the characters. (7/10)

Settings: Sometimes They Come Back uses the basic small town setting which is easily the trademark of Stephen King based film. (5/10)

Suggestion: Sometimes They Come Back is one to try but could easily be missed. (Try It)

Best Part: Basic tunnel scene.

Worst Part: Not enough scares.

Believability: No (0/10)

Chances of Tears: No (0/10)

Chances of Sequel: Has a sequel.

Post Credits Scene: No

Oscar Chances: No

Runtime: 1 Hour 37 Minutes

Overall: Basic horror thriller that is very slow

Rating

Over the past year I have seen an incredible amount of films and I have decided to share with you all which ones I have seen in what order. I am going to be doing these in groups of ten, where I will pick my favourite of the bunch and the worst of the bunch.

So without further ramblings here we go with 171 – 180:

1. Maggie  When Arnold Schwarzenegger’s daughter gets bitten by a zombie she is slowly turning, this film follows him in her final days before she loses her fight. I will say this is one of the best films this year because it could change the zombie genre.

2. 5 Flights Up Delightful comedy following an elderly couple who are trying to move from the 5^th floor apartment in Brooklyn. This really is a good comedy that is charming without being wildly laugh out loud.

3. Cyborg Jean Claude Van Damme film, you know what you are going to get.

4. Conan the Barbarian The original Schwarzenegger film that helped make him a bigger star but has dated by now.

5. 51^st State  Black comedy following a perfect drug maker as he looks for a new dealer in a new country England. It has its moments and fills the odd couple comedy very nicely.

6. Alien Abduction A film about a family and there camera as they get abducted by aliens. Simples it has a good scare here and there and well created moments.

7. Finders Keepers  I didn’t remember this film that pretty much tells you how good it was.

8. Road to Perdition Tom Hanks stars in this gangster film as his son witnesses one of the mobs murders and he has to take him on the run to stop the mob killing them both. I hate gangster films I loved this one.

9. American Beauty The Oscar winning movie that gets laughed about because of the bag scene. It remains a classic and well worth a watch every now and then.

10. Unfriended A group of High School friends get invaded through their Skype conversation when one of their pranks victims has gone wrong. Good idea terrible film and I actually saw this at the cinema as a date, I never saw her again.

The Best – Road to Perdition

The Worst – Unfriended