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VIFF '11: Thai Existentialist Hitman Film 'Headshot' Proves The Genre Still Has A Pulse
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- October 8, 2011 3:00 AM
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The hitman genre has been done to death. If cinema can be a reflection of the times we live in, and a recorded piece of history of what the filmmakers are concerned with at the time of inception and production, then it’s amazing any of us are still alive. When done well, the genre can be a lot of fun – as well as dramatic, escapist, cool and artful – but there’s just too many professional killers running amok in the movies.
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