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- 2021
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 50 m
- 2021
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 50 m
Summary Danger, deception, and murder descend upon a sleepy country town when a professional assassin (Anson Mount) accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic mentor and boss (Anthony Hopkins). Given only where and when along with a cryptic clue, the methodical hit man must identify his mysterious mark from among several possible targets, inclu...
Directed By: Nick Stagliano
Written By: James C. Wolf, Nick Stagliano
- 2021
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 50 m
- 2021
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 50 m
The Virtuoso
24
4.1
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Summary Danger, deception, and murder descend upon a sleepy country town when a professional assassin (Anson Mount) accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic mentor and boss (Anthony Hopkins). Given only where and when along with a cryptic clue, the methodical hit man must identify his mysterious mark from among several possible targets, inclu...
Directed By: Nick Stagliano
Written By: James C. Wolf, Nick Stagliano
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
57% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
24
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
57% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
The Virtuoso covers well-worn territory — the assassin story is almost a genre unto itself — and director Nick Stagliano, hampered by a predictable script, can’t bring much new to the game.
Director and co-writer Nick Stagliano tries to wax serious about the business of killing, but the trouble is, he hasn’t written any characters who scan as real people.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 User Ratings
4.1
13% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
47% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
40% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 User Ratings
4.1
13% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
47% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
40% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
This film has all the elements I enjoy in mysteries. Without divulging any spoilers, it's beautifully shot in a weird small town, with those spooky small town vibes. Like a late night glass of bourbon, you get more and more into it as it goes along. I like the choices that were made in the rhythm and pacing of the film, letting the actors take their time with the emotions and their characters' inner processes. They all did a wonderful job.
This movie may not satisfy some movie-watchers' insta-needs for constant stimulation, but if you're looking to perk up your night with an intriguing story told in a different way, with charming leads and artful execution, it's worth your time.
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(Mauro Lanari)
"Seven billion people on the planet [by now almost eight], and even with medical advances, the odds are, in only 130 years, maybe less, every single person currently alive will be dead. Seven billion. Your work doesn't even equate to a rounding error." It will be a wordy, convoluted, implausible film, but it is the first to spit out, as a true noir, the most tabooed concept in the history of cinema and popular culture.
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When it’s all over and the big twist you saw coming in the first 15 minutes has been revealed, you feel empty, a bit depressed, and like you need another cup of coffee.
It’s the sort of film that starts out bad and occasionally lapses into awful, largely thanks to a dull lead and the fact that the script has him narrating, in voice over, his every move in the second person.
Director Nick Stagliano doesn’t help matters much by presenting the material with a poky pace that does not exactly bring the narrative to vivid life.
It’s not just the title character who fails to thrive. The filmmaking is on occasion, to put it kindly, fractured.
Come on guys, Anthony Hopkins brought a brand new house that came with a piano, he had to pay it off somehow.
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Wow did this film ****! It baits you with some slick noire narration and a taste of action, then drags you along for long monologues and telegraphed "plot twists". I was only left wondering how they got Anthony Hopkins to star in it. I guess a check is a check...
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I'd like to think that this won't be Mr. Hopkins's last film before he dies from complications of being 150 years old. This would be a **** way to end a fabulous career!
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Production Company
Nazz Productions,
Pelican Films
Release Date Apr 30, 2021
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating R
Tagline A professional assassin, hired by the Organization, must track down and kill a rogue Hitman. But the only information he's been given is a time and location where to find his quarry - 5:00p at a rustic diner on the border of a dying town...
