Simply Perfect

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This film should have been great... but it isn't.The beginning is brilliant, well written, directed, and acted. The laughs come at a steady pace - slapstick, visual, and spoken - every type of comedy is catered for in the first half of the film. I was so happy I'd decided to watch this film......then the middle section came and everything fell apart.Actors can only carry the weight of the project so much, they are reliant on good writing and direction. I don't know what exactly happened while shooting the film but as soon as our merry band of miscreants take shelter at the assassin's home the change is so visible. All the comedic elements dry up, the writing gets weaker, and the direction becomes sloppy. It's as if they'd changed crew.That said Bill Nighy, playing Victor Maynard does a great portrayal of a man alone and detached from the rest of the world. He is single minded and guided in his ambition to remain as the greatest assassin in the world, just like his father before him. Emily Blunt is splendid as the con-woman and thief, Rose. The scene where Victor follows her is truly brilliant and worth watching. She is very savvy and street-wise and could talk herself out of any situation and possibly sell ice to an Inuit. Rupert Grint is the bumbling "Ordinary Joe" who gets caught up in the couples twists and turns; and love the idea of becoming the "assassins apprentice".The only other reason I can give for the debarkle is that the original French script, "Cible EmouVante" didn't translate as well as it should and each country has its own kind of humour; what works in France doesn't always work here in England.If it's on telly and the weather outside is dreadful then you could do worse than watching this. Who knows you may even enjoy it in its entirety.

In London, the fifty-four year-old professional killer Victor Maynard (Bill Nighy) is a lonely and methodic hit-man that comes from a lineage of killers and lives in the country. He is considered the best and most expensive killer in London. When the thief Rose (Emily Blunt) lures the powerful gangster Ferguson (Rupert Everett) and sells a fake Rembrandt to him for 900,000 pounds, he contracts Maynard to kill her. He follows Rose and fails in his attempt; but soon he feels attracted for her and spares her life. Meanwhile Fergunson sends his two bodyguards to kill Rose in a parking garage but Maynard saves her helped by the car washer Tony (Rupert Grint). Maynard feels potential in Tony and invites him to be his apprentice and Rose and Tony believe he is a private detective. They flee from the bodyguard that has survived and Maynard decides to protect Rose and Tony. Soon Victor is pressed by his mother Louisa Maynard (Eileen Atkins) that is worried about her family reputation while Fergunson hires two sadistic killers to hunt rose and Victor down. But Victor and Rose seems to be made for each other. "Wild Target" is an entertaining and funny action movie with hilarious scenes of black humor. The sequence with the parrot is the beginning gives an introduction of what the viewer may expect from "Wild Target". In this genre, British cinema is unique and the plot makes laugh a lot. The gorgeous and sexy Emily Blunt is excellent in the role of a thief and Bill Nighy is very funny in the role of a middle- aged hit-man near retirement. Eileen Atkins steals the show in the scenes she participates. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Matador em Perigo" ("Killer in Danger")

It's basically a very good movie. It comes to me as refreshment after "Hollywood style comedies". though I must say I am not a huge fan of British movies (OK, good ones come now and then) but I really enjoyed it. OK, beginning is not that interesting (I almost turned it off) but as soon as Emily gets in the picture the movie kicks off and from than and it's as interesting as can be.Plot is very interesting with nice script and funny scenes and lines. Emily is just brilliant in this movie (as most of hers) and Ruppert Grint give such a funny note to film, his character is hilarious. Anyway, it's great thing to just kick back and relax, spend some 100 minutes on funny relaxing movie.

The title clearly shows what we'll get from this extraordinary comedy. Emily Blunt and Bill Nighy give a rich and refined performance and the screenplay is simply gorgeous. Casting, cameras, costume, locations, punch lines: congratulations to all the team. A British must!So why a few stars missing? The music has its ups and downs. Good choice of songs but a main soundtrack is missing Some specific chapters lack musical support to be really effective. The speedy cameras on the car chases are definitely avoidable. Details that perhaps the director could have reconsidered... Still a wonderful, enjoyable film.