The ‘Hit Man’ Who Waxed Poetic – Guy Denton
The ‘Hit Man’ Who Waxed Poetic – Guy Denton In American popular culture, hit men are a ubiquitous force, the focus of countless movies, TV shows, and video games. Given the omnipresence of contract killers, you’d be forgiven for thinking that they must abound in reality. But in the opening minutes of director Richard Linklater’s newest movie, Hit Man, this idea is murdered with brisk efficiency. We’re introduced to Gary Johnson (Glen Powell), a psychology and philosophy professor at the University of New Orleans who’s leading an ostensibly modest …
