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      Diary of a Hitman

      R 1992 1 hr. 30 min. Crime Drama List
      Reviews 36% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A veteran hit man, Dekker (Forest Whitaker) is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck (Lewis Smith) recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain (Sherilyn Fenn), along with the couple's baby. While Dekker has a change of heart and resolves not to shoot Jain and her child, his decision places all their lives in danger, since Zidzyck has dispatched another killer to perform the task. Read More Read Less

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      Frances H Not too bad if you only watch from where he goes to do the job. The beginning you can fast forward. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/05/14 Full Review Audience Member THIS IS ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE B MOVIES. THE ACTING AND DIRECTION ARE SUPERB! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Forest Whitaker is a hit man hired to kill Sherilyn Fenn and her baby. Whitaker then gets to know Fenn and the story follows predictable and boring results, becoming a stage bound story set in her apartment. The most interesting part was when Sharon Stone unexpectedly shoed up in bit part. I've always liked Sherilyn Fenn, but realized she's never been the star of a decent movie. She's been a supporting character in good stuff, like "Twin Peaks" or "Of Mice and Men". And she does deserve a good starring role. If you want to watch Whitaker as a hitman, watch Jim Jarmusch's "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" instead. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A terribly formulaic and cliched thriller, Diary of a Hitman is a poorly made piece of tripe. When a hitman is contracted to kill a young mother and her infant child he has a crisis of conscience. There's nothing original in the plot, and it's completely predictable. The cast isn't that bad, and includes Forest Whitaker, Sherilyn Fenn, Sharon Stone, and James Belushi, but there's not a good performance among them. Diary of a Hitman is a tiresome and derivative film that's void of any tension or suspense. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member this film was more annoying than anything else. he actors seemed agitated which made me agitated while i was watching it. not very good Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Classic case of an interesting premise that proves extremely hard to care about in practice. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Matt Brunson Film Frenzy A bumptious bore. Rated: 1.5/4 Jul 15, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The narrative strains credibility. Rated: B- Apr 13, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis A veteran hit man, Dekker (Forest Whitaker) is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck (Lewis Smith) recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain (Sherilyn Fenn), along with the couple's baby. While Dekker has a change of heart and resolves not to shoot Jain and her child, his decision places all their lives in danger, since Zidzyck has dispatched another killer to perform the task.
      Director
      Roy London
      Production Co
      Continental Films
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 1, 2020
      Sound Mix
      Surround