After seeing Wild Target, I checked the reviews to see who had similar takes on it and ... found that they were, at best, mildly positive about this movie, and way downhill from there. I saw this on Netflix, now a marginal source of decent content. Wild Target is not just "good enough" or even just good. It's a great mildly noir farce. Nighy is fabulous as a repressed hit man. Through his hilarious little facial expressions, we see him trying to bust out. The gorgeous Blunt, with her bedroom eyes, keeps us laughing while she enchants us, even if her character is occasionally overly silly (think gas station mini-mart scene). And Nighy's Mum's mordant delivery will have you howling. The plot is plenty good enough and we gladly give it some license. Even the score is just right and contributes seamlessly to the mood. This movie is grossly underrated. Don't hesitate. It delivers.… Expand

What is wrong with all these critics? This movie is hilarious! Terrific acting and very funny plot. Don't believe any of them. Bill Nighy is at his best as the emotionally repressed hit man, Maynard; Emily Blunt is so naughty; Rupert Grint very natural, very funny. The lesser roles -- Eileen Atkins as Maynard's murderous mum; Martin Freeman as Maynard's rival/nemesis, Dixon; Rupert Everett as the crooked art collector -- stand up to the leads.… Expand

The critics are so off base here, it caused me to sign up for an account with Metacritic and write my own review. I have been reading Metacritic for about two years and have never done this. Anyway, as I said, the critics are beyond wrong here. The three leads are hysterical. Nighy and Blunt are always good, but the big surprise is definitely Grint, who has great timing. The writing is inspired (with the exception of one scene where Nighy is talking to Grint in the bathtub, which does not fit in with the rest of the movie; hence the 9 instead of 10). As JosJos said, the supporting players are great too. I work at a movie theater that shows mostly limited release films. We were the only place in town showing this movie and despite no advertising whatsoever, the theater was close to full. Not to mention that the audience was laughing their asses off.… Expand

Yet another case of the critics being completely out of touch with reality. Like the modern art aficionados who think 'a fork in a lemon' is profound and worth shilling out a million pounds for, most movie critics have completely lost the plot. This is a charming and hilariously entertaining film, the cast are excellent and it makes enough sense to not bug me.

I really like this movie i don't know what is wrong with the critics... I have a really good laugh in several parts of the movie, the acting is really great... This movie is far better than most of the American comedies so i highly recommend it...

Critics should not be allowed to write reviews for comedies, because they seem to get so caught up in the elements of a great drama film that they apply the same rules to a comedy. This is one of the funniest movies I've seen in recent years, mostly because of the quirky acting by all of the leads. I highly recommend it to anyone fond of smart British humor.