Grosse Pointe Blank
Even A Hit Man Deserves A Second Shot!
Here's the killer comedy hit that's loaded with outrageous fun! For Martin Blank, a hit man stuck in a career rut, attending his 10-year class reunion is about the last thing he is in the mood for! But when the prospects of rekindling an old flame and pulling off one final job convince him to go, things are looking up... that is, until Martin's arch rival shows up aiming to blow the competition away! For hilarious comedy entertainment that's packed with action, Grosse Pointe Blank is a surefire knockout!
Grosse Pointe Blank is an offbeat comedy with a very dark side about a hitman who decides to take a break from his chosen profession to go to his high school reunion, only to find that, he can not escape the violence in his life.
Member Reviews
Not too bad - Poet
There sure was some funny elements of dark humour here, which I like, but there seemed to be something missing in the grand schemes of things to make this film truly good. The acting was just average in most parts, but I did find myself laughing in some part. Mildly entertaining.Look, I don't want to get into a semantic argument, I just want the protein - blissful_muse07
This was one of my favourites from John Cusack that I wanted to watch again! The story is about an independent hitman named Martin, who travels back to Michigan to do a job only to realize that his high school reunion is going on at the same time. When being asked what he's been up to all these years, introducing himself as a professional killer doesn't seem like the easiest thing to do and he is faced with more than he had bargained for, including being reunited with an jaded love interest whom he stood up on prom night 10 years ago but is still in love with. Great casting, and there were tons of excellent scenes especially one with Dan Aykroyd and fighting with the waitress about omelettes and the therapy sessions with Alan Arkin. This movie was hilarious, darkly entertaining with a killer soundtrack of The Cure, Echo and The Bunnymen, Bowie, A-Ha, and more!Dark, Satirical and Funny - JAZA
What if Ferris Bueller just lost it, shipped off to the army and became a hitman? Being a child of the 80s (which, somewhat sadly, yours truly is) helps appreciate and understand Grosse Pointe Blank for its black humor. But even then, the movie hits bullseye (no pun intended) on many levels.
Story sees John Cusak as Martin Blank, a brooding but successful hitman whose upcoming class reunion puts him into introspection mode where discomfort with his life path brings along many issues that won't be pushed back down anymore.
If nothing else, the film is wildly entertaining for its amazing New Wave soundtrack, snappy dialogue and pitch perfect performances - especially short but cracking turns from supporting veterans Alan Arkin and Dan Aykroyd; anyone who still doubts Dan's comedic genius should really see him as a neurotic contract killer bent on unionizing his felllows and rivals. The film does however act as a lighter -and less gruesome- side note to American Psyhco, where the consumerism and success-hype of the 80s left an entire generation bitter when the piece of the pie left to them turned out much smaller than expected. Not to mention verbalizing the dread of a high school reunion...
No rock is left unturned in this darkly satirical look at the 80s from a late 90s point of view. Whether it's a former school jockey turned alcoholic and BMW salesman IN DETROIT, a hapless dweeb who got a security job complete with gun after a two-weeks course, or a nostalgic hitman finding a convenience store where his once dysfunctional home once stood, everything in the movie ironises the fact that this one generation got screwed by the previous - and itself.
Such a storyline could've easily fallen into the heavy and depressive, but the pace, screenplay and performances keep things surprisingly upbeat and fun, with priceless moments of comedic exchanges between the main protagonist and his zoo-like entourage.
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Not too bad - Poet
There sure was some funny elements of dark humour here, which I like, but there seemed to be something missing in the grand schemes of things to make this film truly good. The acting was just average in most parts, but I did find myself laughing in some part. ...Look, I don't want to get into a semantic argument, I just want the protein - blissful_muse07
This was one of my favourites from John Cusack that I wanted to watch again! The story is about an independent hitman named Martin, who travels back to Michigan to do a job only to realize that his high school reunion is going on at the same time. When being ...Dark, Satirical and Funny - JAZA
What if Ferris Bueller just lost it, shipped off to the army and became a hitman? Being a child of the 80s (which, somewhat sadly, yours truly is) helps appreciate and understand Grosse Pointe Blank for its black humor. But even then, the movie hits bullseye ...