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The Virtuoso

Play trailer 1:54 Poster for The Virtuoso R Released Apr 30, 2021 1h 50m Mystery & Thriller Crime Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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Danger, deception, and murder descend upon a sleepy country town when a professional assassin (Anson Mount) accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic mentor and boss (Oscar® winner Anthony Hopkins). Given only where and when along with a cryptic clue, the methodical hit man must identify his mysterious mark from among several possible targets, including a local sheriff (David Morse). Meanwhile, a chance encounter with an alluring woman (Abbie Cornish) at the town's rustic diner threatens to derail his mission in this noir-style cloak-and-dagger thriller.
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Don't let the title -- or the talented cast -- fool you: The Virtuoso falls far shy of even base level competency in its attempts to wring fresh excitement from a threadbare assassin thriller setup.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Lethargic direction and bland acting drags down what could have been a decent neo-noir. Rated: 2/4 May 6, 2021 Full Review Danny Leigh Financial Times Michael Caine famously bought a new house with his fee for making Jaws 4. What Anthony Hopkins splashed out on after completing The Virtuoso remains unknown. Rated: 1/5 May 5, 2021 Full Review Peter Sobczynski RogerEbert.com Too dumb to actually be any good and too dull to at least be entertainingly bad. Rated: 1/4 Apr 30, 2021 Full Review Paul Klein FILMHOUNDS Magazine The Virtuoso is meandering yet thin, big on mood and stylish direction from Stagliano but low on that most crucial of things – thrills. Rated: 2/5 Jul 4, 2024 Full Review Dan Bayer Next Best Picture Never fully settles on a tone, leaving it stranded in a no-man's-land in-between "intriguing genre exercise" and "fun genre parody."​ Rated: 5/10 May 10, 2022 Full Review Victoria Luxford D Movies Theres really very little to recommend The Virtuoso, a film that contents itself with being a vague approximation of better films that have come before. Rated: 1/5 Feb 17, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Vicki E main character very handsome ... cold but not really very slow for an action movie ... still enjoyable Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/09/21 Full Review Lisa B. It was a little slow moving. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/08/21 Full Review David H Plot twists, character narrates the story and surprise ending. It will keep your attention until the very end. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/21 Full Review Eduardo C Very bad movie. Do not waste your money. All the action scenes are in the 2 minute trailer. All the scnes with Anthony Hopkins are in the 2 min trailer. Bad! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/03/21 Full Review RICHARD Absolute horse shit. Waste of time and money. You will fall asleep...if you're lucky. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/02/21 Full Review Kathy B. Bummer ending. lazy screen writers. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/02/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Danger, deception, and murder descend upon a sleepy country town when a professional assassin (Anson Mount) accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic mentor and boss (Oscar® winner Anthony Hopkins). Given only where and when along with a cryptic clue, the methodical hit man must identify his mysterious mark from among several possible targets, including a local sheriff (David Morse). Meanwhile, a chance encounter with an alluring woman (Abbie Cornish) at the town's rustic diner threatens to derail his mission in this noir-style cloak-and-dagger thriller.
Director
Nick Stagliano
Producer
Nick Stagliano
Screenwriter
James C. Wolf, Nick Stagliano
Distributor
Lionsgate
Production Co
Nazz Productions, Pelican Films
Rating
R (Violence|Sexuality/Nudity|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 30, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 30, 2021
Runtime
1h 50m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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