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The Virtuoso

Play trailer 1:54 Poster for The Virtuoso R 2021 1h 49m Mystery & Thriller Comedy Drama Crime History 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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Critics Consensus

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 05/06/2021
2/4
Lethargic direction and bland acting drags down what could have been a decent neo-noir. Go to Full Review Danny Leigh Financial Times 05/05/2021
1/5
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. Go to Full Review Peter Sobczynski RogerEbert.com 04/30/2021
1/4
Too dumb to actually be any good and too dull to at least be entertainingly bad. Go to Full Review Paul Klein FILMHOUNDS Magazine 07/04/2024
2/5
The Virtuoso is meandering yet thin, big on mood and stylish direction from Stagliano but low on that most crucial of things – thrills. Go to Full Review Dan Bayer Next Best Picture 05/10/2022
5/10
Never fully settles on a tone, leaving it stranded in a no-man's-land in-between "intriguing genre exercise" and "fun genre parody."​ Go to Full Review Victoria Luxford D Movies 02/17/2022
1/5
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/09/2021 main character very handsome ... cold but not really very slow for an action movie ... still enjoyable See more 05/08/2021 It was a little slow moving. See more 05/04/2021 Plot twists, character narrates the story and surprise ending. It will keep your attention until the very end. See more 05/03/2021 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! See more 05/02/2021 Absolute horse shit. Waste of time and money. You will fall asleep...if you're lucky. See more 05/02/2021 Bummer ending. lazy screen writers. See more Read all reviews
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Nick Stagliano

Director

Anson Mount

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Abbie Cornish

The Waitress

Anthony Hopkins

The Mentor

Eddie Marsan

The Loner

Richard Brake

Handsome Johnnie

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Movie Info

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
Screenwriter
James C. Wolf
Distributor
Lionsgate
Production Co
Pelican Films, Nazz Productions
Rating
R (Violence|Sexuality/Nudity|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama, Crime, History, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 30, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 30, 2021
Runtime
1h 49m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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