Top Gun: Maverick’s Glen Powell stars in trailer for Netflix movie with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, and it’s now become one of my most-anticipated 2024 films
Apr. 18, 2024School of Rock’s Richard Linklater directs
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The first full trailer for the Netflix action comedy Hit Man is here, and it’s hilarious. The new movie fromSchool of Rockdirector Richard Linklater starsTop Gun: Maverick’s Glen Powell as an undercover agent posing as a hitman.
We see “fake hitman” Gary Johnson playing several versions of a stereotypical gun for hire in the new look. As he explains in a voiceover: “I realized not everyone fantasized about the same hitman, every sting operation was a performance.” However, it seems he gets more than he bargained for when he’s hired by Adria Arjona’s Maddy Masters to kill her husband, and soon finds himself very charmed by her.
It’s a great trailer, showcasing Powell’s chameleon-like performance in a variety of hitman disguises, and even more hilariously the comparison to his normal life watering his plants. Given it’s from the brains behind Dazed and Confused, the Before trilogy, and School of Rock, Linklater, we’re all but sold on this new Netflix caper.
It seems we’re not the only ones either, as early reviews from the movie’s debut at film festivals have been glowing too. Total Film gave it four stars, saying that it’s “fizzy, funny, heightened”. Our reviewer Jane Crowther writes in ourHit Man review: “Hit Man is a damn good time at the movies that will leave you buzzing. It won’t win awards, but it will increase thirst for Powell.”
The film is currently sitting at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes too, with other reviewers calling it Linklater’s “best movie sinceBoyhood”.Time Outwrites: “Hit Man stands alongside School of Rock for big laughs and good vibes.” Meanwhile,The Hollywood Reportersimply calls it: “Smart and steamy screwball fun.”
Hit Man hits Netflix on June 7. For more, check out our guide to thebest Netflix moviesand our round-up of thebest romantic action movie couples.
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I’m the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for the Total Film and SFX sections online. I previously worked as a Senior Showbiz Reporter and SEO TV reporter at Express Online for three years. I’ve also written for The Resident magazines and Amateur Photographer, before specializing in entertainment.
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