Fresh
The film has to fly by its wits -- and its witty lines -- and by the charm of its stars. This it does, just barely.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Wild Target
They said 'Take her out'. He got the wrong idea.
2010 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Action, Comedy
Directed by
Jonathan Lynn
Overview
Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims. After sparing her life, he unexpectedly acquires a young apprentice. Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's never a good idea to cast Bill Nighy as a buttoned-down hit man.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten
Practically a text book in how ugly things can get when you don't have the right, light touch for this sort of thing.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
There have been a lot of black comedies about assassins lately -- there have been a few just this year -- but Wild Target may be the first one to contain genuine laughs.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh
An eccentric little comic thriller filled with enough laughs that I was mostly willing to overlook the fact that it makes virtually no sense as a thriller.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
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