Hit Man (2024)

Jack and I loved this charming movie based on the true story of a mild mannered man who poses as a hit man for hire to help police catch criminals. Glen Powell is delightful in the title role, ably supported by Adria Arjuna and Retta, among others. 

Powell and director Richard Linklater co-wrote the script based on Skip Hollandsworth’s 2001 article in Texas Monthly (read it here if you like—sorry about the popups). In the end credits they admit to taking a few liberties with the truth.

I'm streaming Graham Reynolds' snappy soundtrack on Apple Music as I write.

Retta was last blogged for Good Boys (we love her TV work, from Parks and Recreation to The Ugliest House in America), Linklater for Apollo 10½: a Space Age Childhood, and Reynolds for Where’d You Go, Bernadette? I have seen Powell in several other projects, including The Dark Knight Rises, Hidden Figures, and the aforementioned Apollo 10½. Arjuna is new to me.

Rotten Tomatoes critics and audiences are taking aim with averages of 95 and 91%. We watched it on Netflix June 13.