Wild Target- Blu Ray Review
Wild Target
Rating: M
Released by Warner Bros
Bill Nighy is Victor Maynard, a 54 year old life long assassin,
who's hired to take out Emily Blunt's Rose, a con artist who rips
off a local gangster played by Rupert Everett.
But after Maynard fluffs the initial attempt on Rose's life, the
gangster sends in his goons to finish the job - and Maynard.
Things get even more complicated when Maynard runs into Rupert
Grint's orphan Tony as he's about to kill Rose. Terry ends up
saving all of their lives and the trio's forced on the run until it
all blows over.
Wild Target is a quirky style farce which channels early Ealing
comedies. There's dry humour aplenty to begin with and clearly
something a little different to start off with.
Nighy is mightily impressive as Maynard; his unmoving expression
and poker face give some of his actions a more comedic feel.
Emily Blunt and Rupert Grint offer good solid support - Blunt's
Rose is a mischievous impish thief who doesn't realize until too
late the trouble she's in. And Grint brings a bit of humanity to
the orphan who's taken under Victor's wing.
The problem with Wild Target is that despite the talented cast,
this feels a little too farcical (albeit very funny in places) to
be completely successful. It doesn't offer anything radically new
in terms of story and gags (an intelligence lacking hitman eats pot
pourri mistaking it for a snack) and because of that, it doesn't
soar as much as it could
Extras: Cast and crew interview
Rating: 6/10
