Of the many violence-inflected black comedies that Pulp Fiction spawned, Grosse Pointe Blank ranks among the best [...] It never feels derivative [and] finds its own identity as a quirky romcom.

| Sep 16, 2023

Director George Armitage gets the mix of wry humor and edgy violence dead on, and [John] Cusack’s cocked-grin charm and earnest determination tells us not to take it all too seriously without sinking his character into farce.

| Sep 8, 2023

Starring 80s poster boy John Cusack and featuring a blistering soundtrack curated by Joe Strummer, ‘Grosse Pointe Blank’ is like John Hughes directed The Killer.

| Jul 4, 2022

The big joke in Grosse Pointe Blank is that it treats being a professional killer like its just another profession, one thats gotten staid and corporate (25th anniversary)

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 22, 2022

...a fun, engaging film to keep the spirits up...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 9, 2021

Cusack might seem a bit frail to be regarded as a hitman, but his hyper-cool manner and razor-sharp delivery of the movie's cracking dialogue is never anything but convincing.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 11, 2020

As a satire, Grosse Pointe Blank doesn't completely add up-the parts are greater than the whole-but it's very much alive and kicking.

| Feb 28, 2018

Tackling the ravages of time with a rambunctious tone, "Blank" wraps emotional entropy and existential rumination into a clever, conceptual comedy that befits the '90s brethren like "Defending Your Life" or "Groundhog Day" alongside which it stands.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 27, 2017

[John] Cusack could not possibly have more perfect timing, and [Minnie] Driver could not be a better foil.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 1, 2015

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Sep 20, 2012

Quirky mix of laughs, romance, strong violence.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 14, 2012

With its darkly comic sensibilities and morally flawed protagonists, this won't be to everyone's taste, but those who can get on its wavelength will appreciate the savory witticisms and dryly acute observations.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 13, 2012

For John Cusack lovers, "Grosse Pointe Blank" is one of his best, an engaging showcase for his droll demeanor and a seamless blend of comedy and action. It's light entertainment, in spite of the body count.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 9, 2012

Silly black comedy fires a blank.

| Original Score: C | Sep 19, 2011

High school reunions should only be this satisfying — and hitmen this open-minded about the value of psychotherapy.

| Original Score: A- | Sep 7, 2011

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 2, 2011

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 10, 2011

One of the true delights of 1990s American cinema.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Nov 6, 2009

A slick, mannered and frequently clever comedy.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 6, 2009

Despite some early indications from the two Cusacks and Arkin that it's going to be funny, it winds up an unholy mess that becomes steadily more incoherent -- morally, dramatically, and conceptually.

| Nov 6, 2009