Hit – Starring Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Nick Stahl, Elijah Wood, Benicio Del Toro
This movie unfolds as a series of sub stories told from the point of view of three different narrators. The common thread that links the three stories is the city itself.
The central tale details the adventures of Marv (Rourke) a bigger than life, tougher than nails, harder to kill than Rasputin, street thug with a penchant for revenge. He has lost the only woman that ever showed him affection and he intends to find her killer and make him pay. On his way to accomplishing this goal he puts the hurt on a whole lot of people. The next vignette follow Hartigan (Willis) a straight cop in a crooked city. He tracks down a child molester and takes him out, but the molester has powerful friends and Hartigan ends up in jail for 8 years before being released and facing a re-born criminal. The final sub plot follows Dwight (Owen) as he does his best to defend the street-walkers of “Old Town” from a couple of rough jons.
The visual style of this movie was well executed and consistent. I was apprehensive about the film at first after hearing that much of the background was done using CG, but careful use of color combined with a predominantly black and white film kept the backgrounds from becoming overwhelming and detracting from the picture, if anything the unique style enhanced the noir feeling of the story.
Marv, played by Rourke was my favorite character in the film and his story kept me the most entertained. The only glaring problem that I saw in this film was the fact that one of the characters was able to use a cellular phone in the elevator at a hospital. Cellular phones never work in elevators and especially not those in hospitals. That sort of thing just plain bugs me.
Bottom Line: I would recommend checking this one out on the big screen as the unique style alone justifies the price of admission. One word of caution, this film most certainly earned it R rating and is not for those with a low tolerance for violence.
Best Scene: The first time Marv dies and the second time Hartigan does.
Film Noir
Rated R for sustained strong stylized violence, nudity and sexual content including dialogue.
Running Time: 2 hour 06 minutes.
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