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The Hit

1984

Stephen Frears

Terence Stamp, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Laura del Sol ...

5.8

1,006

Thriller. Drama. Comedy In London 1973, Willie Parker (Terence Stamp) betrays his fellow crooks. In Spain 1983, Parker is violently snatched from his tranquil village retreat by hitman Braddock (John Hurt) and his sidekick (Tim Roth), who are surprised to find out they have a completely willing victim on their hands. This new development throws Braddock completely off balance! With the police on their trail, plans change when they pick up a seductive but ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Budd Wilkins Slant	"[It] largely avoids the usual trappings of the genre (...) opting instead for a thoughtful, even philosophical, character study (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Zack Handlen AV Club	"[The performances] are all solid, and Frears (...) brings a naturalist calm to both the conversations and the violence that punctuates them"
		Chris Peachment Time Out	"Exciting and lofty. Hurt is in good vicious form"
		Variety	"Frears and writer Peter Prince have taken a potentially familiar tale of a gangland betrayal and revenge and made something richly inventive and most entertaining."
		Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times	"'The Hit' is something special: thoughtful, perfectly performed and carrying the clear stamp of an extremely interesting director."

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