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- 2010
- PG-13
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 38 m
- 2010
- PG-13
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 38 m
Summary Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin, who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims, Rose. (Freestyle Releasing)
Directed By: Jonathan Lynn
Written By: Lucinda Coxon, Pierre Salvadori
- 2010
- PG-13
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 38 m
- 2010
- PG-13
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 38 m
Wild Target
41
7.6
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Summary Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin, who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims, Rose. (Freestyle Releasing)
Directed By: Jonathan Lynn
Written By: Lucinda Coxon, Pierre Salvadori
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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15% Positive
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2 Reviews
62% Mixed
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8 Reviews
23% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
41
15% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
62% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
23% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Wild Target is the sort of farce where nothing, essentially, is at stake, even as cars crash (including an original Mini Cooper), bullets rip, and knives get hurled with deadly velocity.
The script does boast a fair share of zingers, delivered with arch wit by a crack team of professionals.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 49 User Ratings
7.6
82% Positive
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
10% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
8% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 49 User Ratings
7.6
82% Positive
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
10% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
8% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
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.
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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.
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Described in the film's production notes as a "classic French comedy" – although I've never heard of it – and perhaps this is the core problem. French farce doesn't mix well with English gooniness.
Nighy is usually a treat to watch navigating life's bad turns, so it's especially frustrating that the filmmaker so often leaves him at loose ends.
It's entertainment designed to resemble a good time without aspiring to provide one.
Jonathan Lynn's lamentable black comedy Wild Target again shows that attractive and charismatic actors can do nothing to save a movie that's charmless, pointless and witless.
Nearly every element here is wildly off-target, from Jonathan Lynn's ("The Whole Nine Yards") lazy helming and Lucinda Coxon's shambolic script to the embarrassed-looking perfs from usually excellent lead thesps Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt.
I really enjoyed this movie. It was funny, had action and a great cast. The three leads are truly excellent, they play off each other nicely. It was slow at a few points and then rushed in other areas. If you like dark British humor, than you will probably love this.
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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...
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Production Company
Magic Light Pictures,
CinemaNX,
Isle of Man Film,
Entertainment Film Distributors,
Matador Pictures,
Cinema Four,
Regent Capital
Release Date Oct 29, 2010
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline They said 'Take her out'. He got the wrong idea.
Website
http://www.wildtargetmovie.com/
