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Katalyst Films, Lionsgate

Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Tom Selleck, Catherine O’Hara,  Katheryn Winnick, Kevin Sussman, Lisa Ann Walter, Casey Wilson, Rob Riggle, Martin Mull

Killers is a silly movie, but it’s really funny.  This is a farce.  Ashton’s character, Spencer, is a highly paid hit man.   He works on the enemies of the state.   Suddenly he meets the girl of his dreams, and vice versa, while on a misson to Nice.   Jen (Heigl) is on vacation with her parents after a nasty breakup, when she meets Spencer.  A whirlwind romance and they get married.  Spencer is out of the business.  He wants no part of it, but as in all movies of this sort, naturally he’s going to get a call, and get sucked back in.   Then the fun starts.  Nobody is who they seem, and everyone is out to kill Spencer for a huge bounty.   So they can’t trust anyone. 

It’s rolicking good fun with gun battles, car chases, and lots of betrayal and double-crosses.

This movie is just plain fun.  Ashton Kucher is not a brilliant actor, but he’s pretty good here as he’s not challenged with much.  Tom Selleck is hysterical with a portrayal of Spencer’s father-in-law that reminds us of Robert DeNiro in “Meet the Parents” mixed with Steve Martin in “Father of the Bride“.  It’s one of the funniest roles I’ve seen Selleck in, and it was good to see him again in something really funny.

I recommend this movie if you want to just enjoy some laughs at a rediculous premise and not look for anything too deep!  It’s certainly not cerebral by any stretch of the imagination.

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