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55 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistElena LazicThe PlaylistElena LazicHit Man finds both comedy and refuge in the elusive nature of identity and acts as a balm in our confusingly performative, deeply unsexy times.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinGiven the chemistry between the two leads that could restart a dormant nuclear power plant, viewers are likely to come away sated with pleasure after seeing this delightful work.
- 80The GuardianXan BrooksThe GuardianXan BrooksRichard Linklater’s latest is a jaunty action comedy that spins its machine-tooled high concept like a bicycle wheel – sometimes with shrewd intent, sometimes for pure fun.
- 80Total FilmJane CrowtherTotal FilmJane CrowtherFizzy, funny, heightened – Hit Man is a damn good time at the movies that will leave you buzzing.
- 80Time OutPhil de SemlyenTime OutPhil de SemlyenComfortably Linklater’s best movie since Boyhood, Hit Man stands alongside School of Rock for big laughs and good vibes – albeit with a darker streak that slowly kicks in.
- 79Paste MagazinePaste MagazineWith such charming old-school performances, Hit Man peels back the layers of genre to reveal something alive–lovely in its full-bodied animation.
- 70VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanHit Man is studded with delicious moments, but as amusing as the movie is it has a plot that sprawls forward in a rather ungainly fashion, and it goes on for too long.
- 70Vanity FairRichard LawsonVanity FairRichard LawsonHit Man is determined to be fun above all else, and it largely succeeds in that honorable, populist mission. It entertains, and generously pushes two game performers closer toward the movie-star pantheon.
- 67IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichPowell and Arjona have fizzy chemistry with each other, which isn’t much of a shock for two people who could probably get a spark going with a paper bag during a rainstorm, but it’s fun to watch both of their characters throw themselves into their new lives.