The Hit
The film’s shift away from the gangster tropes of its introductory scenes to a more contemplative and philosophical mode of storytelling makes the final scenes much more jarring.
The film’s shift away from the gangster tropes of its introductory scenes to a more contemplative and philosophical mode of storytelling makes the final scenes much more jarring.
The character study remains submerged beneath a gloss of comedic and stylistic flourishes.