HIT MAN [Netflix]

Glen Powell plays college professor Gary Johnson who moonlights as “Hit Man” for the New Orleans police. Powell’s character helps the police by wearing wigs, applying makeup, using accents, sporting fake tattoos, and dressing for the role of Hit Man that the suspects who want to hire a Hit Man expect. Clearly Powell likes to play Dress Up.



Director Richard Linklater co-wrote the script for Hit Man with Glen Powell. The action picks up speed when a beautiful wife, Madison Masters (Adria Arjona), asks Powell to kill her husband. Powell talks her out of this extreme decision and later the two become romantically involved. But Madison still thinks Powell’s character is a Hit Man.



Things start to unravel when Madison’s husband dies in a “drug deal” gone wrong. The police immediately suspect Madison. One of the cops, Jasper (Austin Amelio), poses a threat to Madison and the Hit Man. The resolution might not sit well with some viewers. But if you’re in the mood for an entertaining action-comedy-romance movie, Hit Man hits the spot. GRADE: B