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Victor Meynard (Jean Rochefort), a hit man who still lives with his mother, is becoming more reluctant to pull the trigger during assignments. He meets a young man, Antoine (Guillaume Depardieu), whom he takes under his wing after being unable to kill him. Their lives change when he meets Renée (Marie Trintignant), an art forger who has earned the wrath of powerful mob leaders. Unwilling to assassinate the new object of his affections, Victor must run and hide with two new friends in tow.

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Jason Best Movie Talk Wild Target retains its charm almost two decades on, but the premature deaths of Rochefort's two young co-stars in the intervening years gives the film an unexpected poignancy. Dec 1, 2020 Full Review Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday The opportunity for a glorious salvo at the inadequacy of killers is largely lost. Dec 7, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Would recommend giving it a watch before the 2010 remake. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolute brilliant, even with subtitles. The acting is awesome and everyone falls into place quite evenly. Came across it just by chance, on tv. Afterwards had to get it on DVD, it's a film I'll quite easily watch again and again, great entertainement from start to finish. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member It's about as good as the remake which also wasn't very good. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Very funny deep black comedy in what is probably very poor taste. If you saw and enjoyed the remake (Wild Target) you'll love this. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Jean Rochefort (The Phantom of Liberty) plays Victor Meynard, a 55 year-old professional killer; but he is starting to lose his touch. He is unmarried, and trying to learn the English language, as well as tending to his Dwarf Ulanus plant, and paying visits to his eccentric mother. During a hit, Victor stumbles upon a timid young man named Antoine, and decides not to kill him, but learn him the art of killing people in different ways. Victor is then hired to kill a femme fatale named Renee, who has ripped off a mobster. Chaos ensues when Victor is prevented from killing her by another hitman, and he decides to take Renee to his house, along with Antoine. The three of them then hide out there. The three characters are good together, and the film moves along at a good pace. It is an entertaining and funny film to watch and never dull. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member There are few comedies that are this funny. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Victor Meynard (Jean Rochefort), a hit man who still lives with his mother, is becoming more reluctant to pull the trigger during assignments. He meets a young man, Antoine (Guillaume Depardieu), whom he takes under his wing after being unable to kill him. Their lives change when he meets Renée (Marie Trintignant), an art forger who has earned the wrath of powerful mob leaders. Unwilling to assassinate the new object of his affections, Victor must run and hide with two new friends in tow.
Director
Pierre Salvadori
Producer
Philippe Martin
Screenwriter
Pierre Salvadori
Production Co
France 2 (FR2), M6 Films, Les Films Pelleas
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 26m