Diary of a Hitman

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Diary of a Hitman

R

1992

1h 30m

Crime

Drama

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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.

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Matt Brunson

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A bumptious bore.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 15, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The narrative strains credibility.

Rated: B-

Apr 13, 2016

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alan g

Pure crap. Waste of good talent.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/26/24

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Roy London

Director

Forest Whitaker

Dekker

Sherilyn Fenn

Jain

John Bedford Lloyd

Dr. Jameson

Sharon Stone

Kiki

Seymour Cassel

Koenig

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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
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround

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