Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank

Even a hit man deserves a second shot.

Rating

4.0 (2)

Release Date

4/11/1997

Runtime

107 mins

Overview

Hitman Martin Blank becomes a moving target after he rebuffs a fellow assassin's invitation to form a union. On the advice of his quirky assistant and neurotic psychiatrist, Martin begrudgingly heads out to Grosse Pointe, Michigan for his ten-year high school reunion, where he soon comes across the woman he jilted on prom night.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$31,100,000

Homepage

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A darkly funny collision of suburban nostalgia and violent escapism, where a disillusioned assassin searches for redemption and connection at his high school reunion. It's what happens when a hit man confronts not just his past, but the possibility of having an actual future.

Mood

AbsurdRomanticTenseWhimsical

Themes

RedemptionIdentityLoveComing of ageComing apart

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

NaturalisticStylized genre

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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