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Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
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Hit man Martin Q. Blank (John Cusack) is in an awkward situation. Several of them, actually. He's attending his high school reunion on an assignment; he's got a rival hit man (Dan Aykroyd) on his tail; and he's going to have to explain to his old girlfriend (Minnie Driver) why he stood her up on prom night. This amiable black comedy, cowritten by Cusack and directed by Jonathan Demme protégé George Armitage (Miami Blues), has the feel of Demme's Something Wild and Married to the Mob--which is to say its humor is dark and brightly colored at the same time. Cusack and Driver are utterly charming--as is the...
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| Grosse Pointe Blank Movie Review by N (5/18/2008) |
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What if Ferris Bueller just lost it, shipped off to the army and became a hitman? Being a child of the 80s (which, somewhat sadly, yours truly is) helps appreciate and understand Grosse Pointe Blank for its black humor. But even then, the movie hits bullseye (no pun intended) on many levels.
Story sees John Cusak as...
(complete Grosse Pointe Blank review by N)
Some movies have a good story that is made great by the casting. This is one such film. It has a cast to die for and makes what could have been an interesting film superb.
John and Joan Cusack play great characters along with Minnie Driver in a film about a hit man returning to his home town for a high school reunion. he...
(complete Grosse Pointe Blank review by Movie Addict)
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