Interview with a Hitman

Luke Goss, in a role that would have been played by Jason Statham if they'd had a bigger budget, stars in Interview with a Hitman, a film that is almost literally an interview with a hitman.

I'm just going to do this right out of the gate. The biggest flaw in Interview with a Hitman is that it is predictable. Every beat, every scene, every twist, from start to finish is just obvious. That said, there are a couple action sequences that make the film worth watching.

Anyway, Luke stars as Victor, who meets up with a disgraced film maker slash journalist in an elaborate secret fashion, and Victor begins to tell his tale. He grew up tough in Romania with an abusive dad and turning to a life of crime quite young, getting his first kill before he's even a teenager. We watch as Victor grows up to be an enforcer and assassin who eventually crosses his boss and has to go on the run. Victor settles in London and joins a new organization caught in a power struggle. And then he meets the girl.

I don't want to spoil the end of the film, but if you watch this you'll figure it all out easy enough.

I like Luke Goss. He's done fairly well in other films I've seen him in, but here he appears a nothing more than a cheap Jason Statham stand in. Which is weird, because in the two Death Race sequels to the remake that he's done, in which he is literally following in Statham's footsteps, he actually manages to rise above it. With Interview with a Hitman it is probably the script and plotting that drags him down. All in all, this isn't a terrible movie, but you could easily find better ways to spend your time.