Netflix’s latest number one movie is already a certified hit and viewers can’t get enough of this sexy, dark movie, calling it the “best comedy of the year.”
Hit Man, starring Glen Powell, 35, and Adria Arjona, 32, currently has a 97 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is one of the highest-rated hits on the streaming service.
The film premiered in select theaters earlier in the year and began streaming on Netflix on June 7, and viewers can’t get enough.
The film follows Gary Johnson, played by Powell, a college professor who works undercover with the police department posing as a hitman to catch people trying to hire a killer.
However, things get complicated when he finds himself attracted to a woman, Madison, played by Arjona, who seeks his ‘services’.
Netflix’s new number one movie is already a certified hit and viewers can’t get enough of the sexy, dark movie, calling it the “best comedy of the year.”
Hit Man currently has a 97 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is one of the highest-rated hits on the streaming service.
The plot is based on a true story that took place in Texas about 20 years ago, but Richard and Glen, who co-wrote the script, have turned it into a romantic comedy.
This is the second project from Glen and Richard, who collaborated on 2016’s Everybody Wants Some.
Since its streaming release, it has become Netflix’s number one movie in the US and earned one of the best Rotten Tomatoes scores for an original film.
Fans can’t get enough, with stellar reviews coming in.
“It’s refreshing to have a movie that is so entertaining, exciting, intelligent and romantic. Hit Man is bold, engaging and fast-paced,” wrote one viewer.
“The movie is smart, well-acted, even better written, and packed with clever twists. It may also finally make Glen Powell the big star he deserves to be, as he is simply fantastic here from start to finish,” agreed other.
“When you’re asking about movies they don’t make anymore, Hit Man is a perfect crowd-pleaser that fits those billings,” declared another.
‘This is easily the best comedy of the year in my opinion…’ praised one fan.
The film starring Glenn Powell, 35, and Adria Arjona, 32, premiered in select theaters earlier in the year and began streaming on Netflix on June 7, and viewers can’t get enough.
The film follows Gary Johnson, played by Powell, a college professor who works undercover with the police department posing as a hitman to catch people trying to hire a killer.
Since its streaming release, it has become Netflix’s number one movie in the US and earned one of the best Rotten Tomatoes scores for an original film.
“It’s refreshing to have a movie that is so entertaining, exciting, intelligent and romantic. Hit Man is bold, engaging and fast-paced,” wrote one viewer.
The fascinating fake hitman’s real-life story was documented in a 2001 Texas Monthly article by journalist Skip Hollandsworth.
The piece detailed that the then 54-year-old man had lived alone and Neighbors believed the unassuming bachelor, who had been married and divorced three times, had worked in “human resources at a downtown company” and described him as “always polite.”
However, youUnknown to his acquaintances, Gary, who tragically died in 2023, had a black phone next to his bed.
He used this line to be contacted about potential new clients, whose desperation stemmed from everything from turbulent marriages to failed business partnerships.
Gary would then use disguises to assume the identities of several aliased killers, including Mike Caine, Jody Eagle, and Chris Buck.
He would also offer a variety of methods depending on the customer, from car bombs, drive-by shootings, and robberies gone wrong at the table.
The informant was billed as “Houston’s top professional hitman,” but was actually an investigator for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office who was constantly on call to play the role of hitman day and night.
He was responsible for arresting more than 60 people over a 10-year period.
