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Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims. After sparing her life, he unexpectedly acquires a young apprentice. Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes32%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
806 audience votes
Key crew
- Jonathan LynnDirector
- Michael PriceOriginal Music Composer
- Lucinda CoxonScreenplay
Cast
- Bill NighyVictor Maynard
- Emily BluntRose
- Rupert GrintTony
- Rupert EverettFerguson
- Eileen AtkinsMother
- Martin FreemanDixon
- Gregor FisherMike
- Geoff BellFabian
- Rory KinnearGerry Bailey
- Duncan DuffJeweller
- Graham SeedAppraiser
- James O'DonnellBarney
