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Warning, spoilers ahead

Just got back from 'Hitman'. Wow, you talk about mixed feelings. As a diehard fan of the games I didn't really know how I was going to react to the movie and seeing 47 on the big screen...and they really get things going after the first scene, it seemed like the story was moving way too fast but with the direction the movie was taking I guess it worked.

A few things I wish they could of incorperated more into the movie was more complicated hits and disguizes for 47. Afterall 47 is the master of deception but they only had him disguized in a couple of short scenes, plus the hits were fairly basic...not much creativity compared to the games.

And finally there's Timothy Olyphant, the man who played one of the best characters ever created in the video game world, Agent 47. My reaction to Olyphant (just like the movie) was mixed at first, especially with his voice, he really sounds nothing like 47...but in the end I felt he nailed the emotionless character very well. Could a better actor of been found?...maybe, but overall I felt Olyphant paid the classic videogame character great respect with his performance...so the Hitman critics who disliked Olyphant from the beginning are purely wrong and should give Olyphant his props for pulling off the character.

Veterans of the Hitman games will notice a lot of 47's fellow cloned brothers throughout the movie, much like in Codename 47 and somewhat in Silent Assassin. In the end they could easily do another one, or hell even a series but it's really going to depend on the reception of the movie at the box office...so if you're a fan of the Hitman games or a dedicated gamer interested in seeing this, go see Hitman this weekend to support the movie and help with it's success.

All in all a great translation of Agent 47 the video game character to Agent 47 the movie character, not perfect...but still very good. So go see Hitman