Maidgethma Wonderfully offbeat film!

Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Harry Lags "The Hit-man" has Chuck Norris in the title role, a cold-blooded killer working for the mob in Washington state. He's really an undercover cop, of course, who has been presumed dead after being double-crossed by his vicious, foul-mouthed partner (Michael Parks).Mainly, what "The Hit-man" is about, however, is Norris beating people up, unless he can't get close enough, in which case he simply blows them away. There is lots of gun play with automatic weapons, plenty of explosions — ranging from cars to buildings.It moves along at a quick pace and although it's never too spectacular it's my kind of low key action with Chuck beating up bad guys or blowing them to pieces. At one point he even blows a dude's legs off with a shotgun which made me cheer, because I'm weird like that.Michael Parks is on villain duties and I have to admit I've always found him scary, even when he's playing a good guy. There is something really menacing about him in this movie and he's just plain mean.If there were more fighting scenes in this movie i would have given it a higher score but Overall, The Hit-man is one of Chuck Norris' finest hours with plenty of R rated violence; it's only let down is by an annoying side story about a bullied kid but you'll even enjoy that if you're not a heartless bastard like me...

punishmentpark I never liked Chuck Norris movies in the (distant) past, I even tried to avoid them, if I remember correctly. But my taste has changed over the years, and this (and other) sort(s) of cheesiness makes me want to try and catch any film that has Chuck Norris in it. And to top things off, this one has some neat, bloody action in it as well.Chuck's mullet seems to have been updated a little to the '90s in this one, but Norris will always be Norris; a hard-ass with a heart of gold spewing one-liners that are as much silly as they are funny. The whole story didn't become clear to me until I was way into the movie, but it's not a problem. A bonus is to see Michael Parks play a nasty bad guy, although in the middle of the film he disappears for a while. I'm sure there were a few movies just before this one that inspired a lot of this, but it doesn't make it any less fun - just don't take it too seriously. The atmosphere and settings were quite nice; bleak and grim portraits of Seattle and Vancouver and some snowy woods, and nicely filmed.Of course, I can't give this a very high rating, but it was definitely a pleasant way to kill, kill, kill some time. Peace out, save the fish.

Aaron1375 This was an okay movie by Chuck Norris, probably the last sort of good film I saw him in. Like most Norris movies it has a certain appeal mainly thanks to Norris himself, but it also has flaws that prevent this film from being anything special. Add to that an annoying plot point involving a kid and you just have to take a point or two more points off a film that if it had worked on some story elements could have been one of Chuck's best films instead once again another middle of the road film. In it Chuck is not a hit-man, but rather a cop who is undercover working with the mob hoping to find who is behind a crime in his past. There are some good action scenes in this one and I love the gun Chuck Norris uses as it is a nifty double barrel shotgun with the barrels being one on top of the other rather than the typical side by side. Do not ask me why I love the double barreled shotgun that is sawed off. I like the one in the "Mad Max" series though that is the more typical one. This film though is a nice watch, just nothing to take seriously. It needs a bit of work on the story and they need to lose the kid and the stupid scene at the aquarium. Overall, I thought it was okay though.

nicotoscani Given the genre, this movie is excellent. If you're in the mood for a romantic film or a slow foreign flick, skip it: if you're a real man, watch it.Chuck Norris does, as usual, a very good job, but the real key to the movie is the intricate plot. Things keep getting more and more convoluted as the movie proceeds, and the dramatic ending, while foreseeable, is action-packed.A side note: the cinematography, especially the night scenes, is masterful. If you're watching the movie with the lights off, you get the full effect. The use of darkness provides a perfect atmospheric for certain scenes.Great for a night you want to watch a kick-ass man movie.