It’s a well established fact that movies don’t have to be technically good for them to be fun. Unfortunately for Hitman: Agent 47, it’s neither. A 96-minute diversion that has all the ingredients on paper for bonkers escapism at its very best, this video game adaptation reboot ends up being a tepid R-rated actioner instead. Not that there isn’t at …
As a gamer I’ve always enjoyed the trials of Agent 47. As smooth an assassin as his bald head, he is cool under pressure, can fight in the shadows like a ninja, and likes to get dressed up about as much as Darryn. So when the first movie came out I cried a little inside, fearing that the game-to-movie curse …
While video game movie adaptations have a record spottier that 1001 Dalmations, I will admit that that I will happily watch any trailer that starts off with the rock-tastic guitar riff of Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child”. So that’s already one tick in the win column for Hitman: Agent 47, a second go-around at adapting the adventures of everybody’s favourite bald, bespoked badass that isn’t …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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