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The Virtuoso

2021

Nick Stagliano

Anthony Hopkins, Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish, Diora Baird ...

4.4

608

Thriller A lonesome stranger, secure, nerves of steel, must track down and kill a rogue Hitman to satisfy an outstanding debt. But the only information he's been given is a time and location where to find his quarry - 5pm at a rustic diner in the dying town. No name, no description, nothing. When the assassin arrives there are several possible targets, including the county sheriff. Endangering his life, the assassin embarks on a manhunt to find ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Nikki Baughan Screendaily	"The clunky screenplay from James C Wolf resolutely hits all the cliches of the genre (...) The only real mystery here is how 'The Virtuoso' has reached the screen in its current state."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"Don’t let the title of this amateur thriller mislead you (...) Everything looks flat, cheap and derivative"
		Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"'The Virtuoso' finally feels like a game, a not particularly compelling brainteaser. The payoff makes sense, but it delivers far less than intended."
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"The existential anxiety of the paid assassin is a tricky theme (...) 'The Virtuoso,' misses its shot in a spectacular, and sometimes spectacularly pretentious, fashion."
		Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"Anthony Hopkins on autopilot for dull hitman thriller (...) this mystery story is much less clever than it thinks it is (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"A pedestrian curio which sometimes threatens to be a little more interesting than it is (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Tara McNamara Common Sense Media	"It's self-important, pretentious, and doesn't hide the flaws it thinks it does (...) Terrible, yes. Clever, no. In fact, it may spark memories of a Choose Your Own Adventure book."
		Peter Sobczynski rogerebert.com	"The screenplay by James C. Wolf is one of those contraptions that's more concerned with being clever than smart or coherent to the point where precious little of it makes any sense by the end (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"

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