A lonesome stranger, secure, nerves of steel, must track down and kill a rogue Hitman to satisfy an outstanding debt. But the only information he's been given is a time and location where to find his quarry - 5pm at a rustic diner in the dying town. No name, no description, nothing. When the assassin arrives there are several possible targets, including the county sheriff. Endangering his life, the assassin embarks on a manhunt to find the Hitman and accomplish his mission. B... (Full plot summary below)
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A lonesome stranger, secure, nerves of steel, must track down and kill a rogue Hitman to satisfy an outstanding debt. But the only information he's been given is a time and location where to find his quarry - 5pm at a rustic diner in the dying town. No name, no description, nothing. When the assassin arrives there are several possible targets, including the county sheriff. Endangering his life, the assassin embarks on a manhunt to find the Hitman and accomplish his mission. But the danger escalates when the erotic encounters with a local woman threaten to derail his task.
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| San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisThe Virtuoso covers well-worn territory — the assassin story is almost a genre unto itself — and director Nick Stagliano, hampered by a predictable script, can’t bring much new to the game. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreIt’s the sort of film that starts out bad and occasionally lapses into awful, largely thanks to a dull lead and the fact that the script has him narrating, in voice over, his every move in the second person. |
| The GuardianLeslie FelperinWhen it’s all over and the big twist you saw coming in the first 15 minutes has been revealed, you feel empty, a bit depressed, and like you need another cup of coffee. |
| The TelegraphTim RobeyDirector and co-writer Nick Stagliano tries to wax serious about the business of killing, but the trouble is, he hasn’t written any characters who scan as real people. |
| RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiDirector Nick Stagliano doesn’t help matters much by presenting the material with a poky pace that does not exactly bring the narrative to vivid life. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeHopkins isn’t awful in The Virtuoso, but the movie that surrounds him is. |
| The New York TimesGlenn KennyIt’s not just the title character who fails to thrive. The filmmaking is on occasion, to put it kindly, fractured. |
| User Reviewwishmachines007This film has all the elements I enjoy in mysteries. Without divulging any spoilers, it's beautifully shot in a weird small town, with those spooky small town vibes. Like a late night glass of bourbon, you get more and more into it as it goes along. I like the choices that were made in the rhythm and pacing of the film, letting the actors take their time with the emotions and their characters' inner processes. They all did a wonderful job. This movie may not satisfy some movie-watchers' insta-needs for constant stimulation, but if you're looking to perk up your night with an intriguing story told in a different way, with charming leads and artful execution, it's worth your time. |
| User ReviewMauro_Lanari(Mauro Lanari) "Seven billion people on the planet [by now almost eight], and even with medical advances, the odds are, in only 130 years, maybe less, every single person currently alive will be dead. Seven billion. Your work doesn't even equate to a rounding error." It will be a wordy, convoluted, implausible film, but it is the first to spit out, as a true noir, the most tabooed concept in the history of cinema and popular culture. |
| User ReviewMattBrady99Come on guys, Anthony Hopkins brought a brand new house that came with a piano, he had to pay it off somehow. |
