Hitman is based on a video game, so not much needs to be said about expectations, etc. Resident Evil remains my gold standard for video-game-based movies, and Hitman was no Resident Evil. It was, however, better than Street Fighter and Double Dragon (but that’s not saying much).
My one gripe was with the casting. The video game art shows a totally bad-ass dude with a shaved head.
![[Agent 47]](http://www.eidosinteractive.com/img/db/gamelogos/82_hitman.gif)
The movie cast a very baby-faced Timothy Oliphant:
![[Oliphant]](http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/hitman/timothy_olyphant/still3.jpg)
I’m sorry, but Oliphant’s face is not one I’d take seriously. Just about any other actor in the movie would have made a better Agent 47: Vin Diesel (the producer), James Faulkner, and any of the other Agent-47-fodder “hitmen”.
#1 by Peggy on Tue Apr 15, 2008 - 7:01 pm
baby-faced Oliphant? I have more of an issue with his voice and overall bad acting!
#2 by Paul on Wed Nov 19, 2008 - 5:31 am
I thought Oliphant played a great role in Hitman. It was more about the hard mind and coldness that he portrayed that made him suit the role, and less about the muscle. After watching the Oliphant in Deadwood series I can see why they chose him for a cold calculating role. I thought he did a top job.
#3 by janeth marjorie a. sancheja on Sat Apr 3, 2010 - 5:12 am
i think his amazing!!! i just love him as in LOVE him so much….. hitman is just super nice!!! good luck and God bless you timoty..mmmwwwwaaa
#4 by Shadow king on Wed Apr 14, 2010 - 7:30 am
I disagree. he did a great job