The Hit

A pretty cool crime flick carried by a strong performance of Terence Stamp. At times, it reminded me of Soderbergh's The Limey, but that may just be my memory failing. I wasn't expecting much, but this was a perfectly pleasant film, sporting a fun premise and some memorable moments.

When Willie Parker rats out his criminal colleagues, he moves to Spain and starts to plan for the inevitable. Ten years later he is visited by two hitmen, who are tasked to bring him back home. They're surprised to find Parker prepared and willing to join them. But that's only the beginning of their baffling trip back home.

Stamp is truly great here, the setup is funny and Frears uses it to pepper The Hit with some dark comedy. The film's a bit fragmented, but that's normal for a road movie, and the runtime could've been a tad shorter maybe, but other than that I had a good time watching this. A cute little surprise.