Richard Linklater and Glen Powell are able to navigate such a tricky tone, mixing screwball comedy antics with sizzling romance and anxiety-shredding crime that teeters into full-blown neo-noir.

| Original Score: A- | Dec 22, 2024

Hit Man finds the alluring spot between comedy and noir, boosted with a charismatic turn from actor Glen Powell.

| Dec 19, 2024

A crime romp with a lightness of touch that feels increasingly rare.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 17, 2024

Truly can’t say enough good things about it as there isn’t any element the film lacked.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 29, 2024

Linklater’s movie moves like a jazz tune, but it’s more style than substance. Either it wasn’t for me, or I wanted more.

| Aug 19, 2024

The film’s at its best in the funny early sequences, as Gary successfully takes on the tough, assured hit-man persona and fools a variety of customers into revealing their deadly intentions during restaurant meetings.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 17, 2024

The film effectively blends elements of crime, romance, and comedy, keeping the viewer’s attention throughout with Linklater's distinctive touch. [Full review in Spanish]

| Aug 9, 2024

... a breezy tale of a quiet, nerdy, emotionally reserved man who is suddenly thrust into the role of undercover agent and thrives as he spins aggressive, outgoing, fearless alter egos.

| Aug 9, 2024

It captivates thanks to its good character work, the excellent performances of Powell and Arjona (the chemistry between them, God!), and the interesting development of themes related to identity, personality, ego and deception. Full review in Spanish.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 5, 2024

Whatever your preferred method, just see the damn movie. It really is that good, and easily one of the year’s best films.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 5, 2024

As the object of desire, what Powell gives is less chemistry than capybara, but that’s okay, because Arjona’s performance is so hot that I was surprised the screen didn’t start smoking.

| Aug 1, 2024

"Hitman" comes at right time.

| Original Score: FIVE STARS | Jul 28, 2024

Hit Man is a smile and a wink. It’s charming and knows it; it’s fun and knows it; it’s flimsy and celebrates it. Splendidly cast, well-directed, and pleasant to watch, it may feel like a live-action cartoon, but what’s more Americana than that?

| Original Score: 78/100 | Jul 26, 2024

Hit Man finds a perfect tone all its own, keeping its own ridiculousness in check, but still taking things as far as possible.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 24, 2024

No wonder 'Hit Man' is such a hit.

| Original Score: 3 1/2 stars | Jul 21, 2024

Based on a profile of Johnson in Texas Monthly magazine, by Skip Hollandsworth, this old-fashioned sexy caper makes merry with unreliable narration, slapstick and the stress of remembering which lie you told.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 13, 2024

“Hit Man” is connected in its way to the American madness of star-worship, sexual obsession, and above all our narcissistic drive to live our “best life” at the potential expense of everything else.

| Jul 10, 2024

The creative partnership between Richard Linklater and Glen Powell hits its zenith in a motion picture that could single-handedly bring the rom-com back to its former heights.

| Jul 9, 2024

Richard Linklater delivers his excellent spin on Vertigo with this fascinating look at identity, anchored by a never-better Glen Powell.

| Jul 6, 2024

The opening comedy section works far better than the middle section where the script starts spinning its wheels as it becomes Fifty Shades of “Gary.”

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 6, 2024