When the undercover Detective who poses as the titular Hit Man is suspended Gary steps in on short notice and finds he has a great talent for this.
One day he falls for a client, Madison (Adria Arjona).
No good will come of this.
"If the Universe can change, so can you"
Not a Jason Statham movie, whatever the title might suggest to you. Richard Linklater delivers an excellent romantic comedy with a little exploration of how role-playing or a kind of "fake it 'til you make it" can change a person has two hot leads immersed in the world of the contract killer despite it all being a total facade.
I'd put this in the category of "well made mid-budget movies for adults that don't have a weird schtick" that seem thin on the ground nowadays. It's perhaps a throwback that in the 90s would have had Tom Hanks as the male lead. Genuinely funny with a few simple twists and turns that keep it going. Far better than lots of Netflix's recent output I've seen. Gary's various hitman disguises are great and include a range of stereotypes from Patrick Bateman to David Bowie. Madison is a bit "fantasy hot girlfriend" but then so is Gary, or as she knows him, "Ron".
Highly recommended 8/10.