For a moment, it looked as if Netflix would bring the action comedy A Killer Romance about a fake professional killer to Germany. But it’s now clear that the film will be released in cinemas after all
Richard Linklater is one of the best filmmakers Hollywood currently has to offer. However, he is not involved in the blockbuster sector. Instead, he is behind movie gems such as Boyhood and the Before trilogy. Last year, he presented his latest work at the Venice Film Festival: A Killer Romance.
The romantic action comedy starring Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) and Adria Arjona (Andor) received very positive reviews from critics and was celebrated as one of the festival’s surprise films. Now there is the first long trailer full of thrills and good humor for the story inspired by true events (!)
Long trailer for Richard Linklater’s romantic action comedy Hit Man with Glen Powell and Adria Arjona
A Killer Romance is originally titled Hit Man and revolves around Gary Johnson (Glen Powell), a psychology professor. In addition to his routine work at the university, he pursues an extremely unusual side job: he slips into the role of a fictitious professional killer for the police and gets himself hired for murders.
However, Gary does not kill anyone. As soon as he receives an assignment, he convicts the person who carried it out. He manages the balancing act between university professor and fake killer surprisingly well – at least until he meets Madison (Adria Arjona). Suddenly his life is turned upside down.
In a review of the film, FILMSTARTS chief critic Christoph Peterson awards a proud 4 out of 5 stars and comes to the following conclusion:
Surprising, clever and simply incredibly entertaining! Hit Man definitely has what it takes to make its versatile lead actor Glen Powell a star!
