Savvas D. Michael’s 2023 action-comedy Hitmen is an attempt to force humor into a gangster plot and hope that the audience finds the marital discontent between a bumbling couple hilarious. Unfortunately, it’s the opposite, and the lead characters, Luke (Daniel Caltagirone) and Lauren (Lois Brabin-Platt) Loveday, end up becoming an insufferable duo quite quickly. While Eric Roberts tries his best as the dangerous Michael Hero, a lot of other talent is simply wasted because of poor direction and a lack of clarity about what to do with the script. After adding a bunch of characters and with a massive runtime to fill, the director lets the story run amok, and soon enough, Hitmen becomes a jumbled mess. Here’s what happens in the flea market version of British gangster comedy that we’re used to seeing.
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How Does Trouble Start In The Lovedays’ Lives?
In a café in England,...
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How Does Trouble Start In The Lovedays’ Lives?
In a café in England,...
- 8/7/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
To mark the release of Hitmen available on DVD & Digital Platforms from 5th June, we have 3 DVDs to give away!
After accidentally killing the grandson of powerful CEO, Michael Hero (Eric Roberts), a married couple (Danny Caltagirone and Lois Braben-Platt) are forced to fight or flee for their lives when the vengeful businessman enlists the help of a mob boss (Marco Leonardi) to take them down. With a $1 million bounty placed on their heads, the chase begins as they attract the attention of the world’s deadliest assassins, who will stop at nothing to claim their prize.
Hitmen is the darkly comic British action-thriller from Savvas D. Michael, director of multi-award winning The Bezonians. Shot in London, and featuring exotic story locations from New York to Sorrento, the cast includes Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts, BAFTA-winner Adam Deacon (Anuvahood), legendary UFC champion Georges St-Pierre (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Italian star Marco Leonardi.
After accidentally killing the grandson of powerful CEO, Michael Hero (Eric Roberts), a married couple (Danny Caltagirone and Lois Braben-Platt) are forced to fight or flee for their lives when the vengeful businessman enlists the help of a mob boss (Marco Leonardi) to take them down. With a $1 million bounty placed on their heads, the chase begins as they attract the attention of the world’s deadliest assassins, who will stop at nothing to claim their prize.
Hitmen is the darkly comic British action-thriller from Savvas D. Michael, director of multi-award winning The Bezonians. Shot in London, and featuring exotic story locations from New York to Sorrento, the cast includes Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts, BAFTA-winner Adam Deacon (Anuvahood), legendary UFC champion Georges St-Pierre (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Italian star Marco Leonardi.
- 5/28/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Cast has been set on Heroes & Villains, the action-comedy written and helmed by filmmaker Savvas D. Michael (Original Gangster).
Starring will be Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Daniel Caltagirone (Original Gangster), and Mma fighter Georges St-Pierre (The Falcon and Winter Soldier). The project is now shooting in London.
The film follows Michael Hero, a powerful CEO seeking vengeance for the murder of his grandson by offering a 1M bounty for the assassination of his grandson’s killers, which attracts the world’s leading assassins to the fierce opportunity.
Producers are Steve Lee Jones (You Don’t Know Jack) under his Bee Holder Productions banner and John Pavlakos for Saints & Savages. The companies are also now in post-production on The Abomination with writer-director Savvas, which stars Tom Arnold (True Lies), Jack Parr (Peaky Blinders) and Illeana Douglass (Unleashed).
Concourse Media is representing worldwide rights on both films and will be presenting...
Starring will be Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Daniel Caltagirone (Original Gangster), and Mma fighter Georges St-Pierre (The Falcon and Winter Soldier). The project is now shooting in London.
The film follows Michael Hero, a powerful CEO seeking vengeance for the murder of his grandson by offering a 1M bounty for the assassination of his grandson’s killers, which attracts the world’s leading assassins to the fierce opportunity.
Producers are Steve Lee Jones (You Don’t Know Jack) under his Bee Holder Productions banner and John Pavlakos for Saints & Savages. The companies are also now in post-production on The Abomination with writer-director Savvas, which stars Tom Arnold (True Lies), Jack Parr (Peaky Blinders) and Illeana Douglass (Unleashed).
Concourse Media is representing worldwide rights on both films and will be presenting...
- 4/6/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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