When video games are adapted to film, it takes a driven director and fluid writer to condense the storyline into a two hour movie. Hitman: Agent 47 does a decent job of making sure that the film remains on point with the video games’ story while also expanding the vision for those who will never pick up a game controller.
Starring Rupert Friend who plays Agent 47, the film focuses on a superior assassin who was genetically engineered to kill without feeling empathy or remorse. He meets Katia, played by Hannah Ware, whose father created the special assassin group only to disappear. Katia finds her self on the run after another agent, John Smith (Zachary Quinto), attempts to befriend Katia with the hopes of using their relationship to his advantage.
Throughout the film, the fight scenes and action sequences will keep audience members on the edge of their seats. But while the action scenes are top notch, Friend was also wanted his character to display a deeper aspect of emotions.
“I’m always interested in what we’re not being shown with a character,” Friend said. “So if you’re playing an assassin like 47, what is his human side? We wanted to take somebody who is on the surface a perfect killing machine, and then explore other traits.”
