荣获奥斯卡金像奖提名的导演理查德·林克莱特执导的这部光鲜亮丽的新黑色影片由格伦·鲍威尔主演。他在片中饰演刻板的教授加里·约翰逊—新奥尔良警察局的一名兼职假杀手。加里有着异乎寻常的天赋，擅长伪装成不同的人，来抓捕那些希望击退敌人的倒霉蛋。当他被一个潜在罪犯吸引时，他陷入了道德困境：这个罪犯是一个名叫麦迪逊（阿德里娅·阿霍纳饰）的美丽年轻女子。当麦迪逊爱上加里扮演的杀手角色之一（神秘性感的罗恩）时，他们的暧昧关系引发了一系列的连锁反应，包括演戏、欺骗和不断升级的赌注。《HitMan》由林克莱特和鲍威尔共同创作，改编自一个令人难以置信的真实故事，是一部巧妙描写身份的存在主义喜剧。

ThelasttimeBritainwasamajorforceinworldcinemawasinthe1960s;adocumentaryofafewyearsbackonthesubjectwasentitled’HollywoodUK’.ThiswastheeraoftheKitchenSink,socialrealism,angryyoungmen;aboveall,thetheatrical.Andyet,ironically,thebestBritishfilmsofthedecadeweremadebytwoAmericans,RichardLesterandJosephLosey,wholargelystayedclearoftheperiod’smoretypicalsubjectmatter,which,likeallattemptsatgreaterrealism,nowseemscuriouslyarchaic.’KingandCountry’,though,seemstobetheLoseyfilmthattriestobelongtoitsera.Like’LookBackinAnger’and’ATasteofHoney’,itisbasedonaplay,andoftenseemscumbersomelytheatrical.Like’Lonelinessofthelongdistancerunner’,itsheroisanexploited,reluctantlytransgressiveworkingclassladplayedbyTomCourtenay.Like(theadmittedlybrilliant)’ChargeoftheLightBrigade’,itisahorrified,near-farcical(thoughhumourless)lookatthehorrorsofwar,mostparticularlyitsgapingclassinjustices.PrivateHampisayoungvolunteersoldieratPachendaele,havingservedthreeyearsatthefront,whoiscourt-martialledfordesertion.Increasinglyterrorisedbytheinhumanpointlessnessoftrenchwarfare,thespeedy,grisly,violentdeathsofhiscomradesandthemedieval,rat-infestedconditionsofhistrench,heclaimstohaveemergeddazedfromonegruesomeattackanddecidedtowalkhome,toEngland.HeisdefendedbythearchetypalBritishofficer,CaptainHargreaves,whoprofessesdisdainfortheman’scowardice,butmustdohisduty.Heattemptstospinadefenceonthegroundsofmadness,buttheupper-crustofficershavehearditallbefore.Thisisaverynice,dulyhorrifying,liberal-handwringing,middle-classplay.ItpanderstoalltheclichesoftheGreatWar-thedisgracefulworking-classmassacre,whiletheofficerssupwhiskey(Haig!)-figuredinsomecharminglyobvioussymbolism:Hargreavesthrowingadyingcigaretteinthemud;Hamphystericallyplayingblindman’sbuff.Thesetsarepicturesquelygrim,medieval,amoderninferno,asthesemenlietrappedinanever-ending,subterraneanlabyrinth,litbyhellishfires,withratsforcompanyandtheconstantsoundofshellsandgunfireremindingthemoftheoutsideworld.Theplay,inaverymiddle-classway,isnotreallyabouttheworkingclassatall-Hampismoreofasymbol,anessence,lyinginthedark,desolatelyplayinghisharmonica,anoteofhumanityinascoreofinhumanity.Hedoesn’tdevelopasacharacter.TheplayisreallyaboutHargreaves,hisrealisationoftheshabbyinadequacyofnotionslikeduty.Hedevelops.Thisrealisationsendshimtodrink(tastierthandying!).Likehisprolesubordinates,hefallsinthemud,justasHampissaidtohavedone;heevensaystohissuperior’Weareallmurderers’.Thisisallveryeffective,ifnotmuchofadevelopmentofRCSherriff’screaky’Journey’sEnd’,filmedbyJamesWhalein1930.Itsearnestnessandverbositymayseemalittlestiltedintheageof’PathsofGlory’and’Dr.Strangelove’;wemayfeelthat’Blackaddergoesforth’isatruerrepresentationoftheGreatWar.ButwhatIhavedescribedisnotthefilmLoseyhasmade.Heistoosophisticatedandcannyanintellectualforthat.ThefilmopenswithalingeringpanoveroneofthosemonumentalWarmemorialsyouseealloverBritain(andpresumablyEurope),asiftosayLoseyisgoingtoquestionthereceivedideasofthisstatue,thehumancost.Butwhathe’sreallyquestioningisthisplay,anditswoefulinadequacytorepresentthemanifoldcomplexitiesoftheWar.ThisisBrechtianfilmmakingatitsmostsubtle.Weareconstantlymadeawareoftheartificeofthefilm,thetheatrical-thestilteddialogueisspokenwithdeliberatestiffness;theatricalritualsareemphasised(theinitialinterrogation;thecourtscene,whereactorsliterallytreadtheboards,enunciatingthepredictablespeeches;themirror-playputonbythehystericalsoldiersandtherats;thereligiousceremony;thehorriblefarceoftheexecution).Prosceniumarchesaremadeprominent,audiencesobserveevents.Thisisaplaythatwouldseektocontain,humanise,explaintheGreatWar.Thisisahopelesstask,asLosey’sprovisionalapparatusexplains,’real’photographsofharrowingdetritusfadingfromthescreenasifeventhesearenotenoughtoconveytheWar,nevermindawell-made,bourgeoisplay.Losey’svisionmaybeapocalyptic-itquestionsthepossibilityofrepresentationatall-thevarioustagsofpoetryquotedmakenoimpactonhardmenmenwhorattledthemoffwhenyoung;theShakespeareandualityof’noble’dramacommentedonby’low’comedy,effectsnotranscendence,nogreaterinsight.Losey’scameraworkandcompositionrepeatedlybreaksourinvolvementwiththedrama,anywishwemighthaveformanlysentimentality;inoneremarkablesceneanofficertakesanAubreyBeardsleybookfromthecameraman!Thisideaofthetheatricalevidentlymirrorstherigidclass’roles’playedbythemaincharacters(Hamp’sfatherandgrandfatherwerecobblerstoo;presumablyHargreaves’werealwaysSandhurstcadets).Loseyalsotakesasideswipeatthekitchensinkproject,byusingitstools-historyhasbornehimout.

故事发生在位于密西西比的劳改农场之中，杀人犯鲍尔斯（基思·卡拉丹KeithCarradine饰）伙同他在狱中结识的一干亡命之徒实施越狱，幸运之神眷顾了他们，成功越狱后的鲍尔斯一行人来到了亲戚家，打算躲躲风头。在那里，鲍尔斯遇见了名为剀切（谢莉·杜瓦尔ShelleyDuvall饰）的女子，剀切的温柔善良令鲍尔斯一见钟情，可是，如今沦为逃犯的鲍尔斯真的能够如他所愿抱得美人归吗？越狱之后，鲍尔斯和他的兄弟们不甘寂寞，抢了几次小劫，“收成”尚且说得过去，这令几个大男人放松了警惕。终于，在又一次抢劫之中，劫匪们遭遇了“滑铁卢”，躲避着穷追不舍的警察，鲍尔斯来到了剀切处，希望她能够提供庇护。

一艘船停泊在布瑞斯特港，船上有个名叫奎雷尔的英俊水手（布拉德·戴维斯BradDavis饰）。他被船上少校赛隆（弗兰克·尼洛FrancoNero饰）暗暗迷恋着，还和船长罗伯特（汉诺·波西尔HannoPöschl饰）保持暧昧关系；他勾搭当地酒吧老板诺诺（冈瑟·考夫曼饰），主动在色子游戏里输给他以便和他发生关系；他贩毒，还杀掉了同伙，警察马里奥（伯克哈德·德里斯特BurkhardDriest饰）盯上了他，又迷上了他；年轻人吉尔（汉诺·波西尔HannoPöschl饰）也爱上了他，还被他嫁祸杀人罪名；诺诺的妻子吕西娜（让娜·莫罗JeanneMoreau饰）也对他兴趣满满……英俊的奎雷尔，狠心的奎雷尔，谁也说不清他到底爱谁，谁都甘愿做他手里的棋子，塞隆上校看着一切，知晓一切，每天对着录音机讲述自己的爱慕之情……

在这部真实犯罪纪录片中，20世纪90年代西雅图一名富有魅力的叛逆者照搬电影中的情节，实施了一连串史无前例的银行抢劫。

讲述Megamind要保护城市，对付强大的对手。而为了做到，他必须保持伪装，“行为像反派，思路像超级英雄”。

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在繁华的20世纪80年代纽约，木偶艺人文森特（本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇 Benedict Cumberbatch 饰）的世界在儿子埃德加失踪的那一刻彻底崩塌。他沉浸在无尽的绝望和自责中，每个日夜都在苦苦寻找那个曾经欢声笑语的家。

在哈丽特·曼纳斯闯入时尚界后，她的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化。

变性后的格洛丽亚终于开始享受安定的生活，一名老友却在这时再次出现并带来一则毁灭性的消息，她的世界由此陷入一片混乱。