The Virtuoso

2021

105 mins

Directed by Nick Stagliano
19%
26%
Thriller

Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels), Abbie Cornish (Three Billboards) and Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins star in this thriller about a hitman... More

Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels), Abbie Cornish (Three Billboards) and Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins star in this thriller about a hitman forced to take down his mark but has little information to go on.

A lonesome stranger, secure, nerves of steel, must track down and kill a rogue Hitman to satisfy an outstanding debt. But the only information he's been given is a time and location where to find his quarry - 5pm at a rustic diner in the dying town. No name, no description, nothing. When the assassin arrives there are several possible targets, including the county sheriff. Endangering his life, the assassin embarks on a manhunt to find the Hitman and accomplish his mission. But the danger escalates when the erotic encounters with a local woman threaten to derail his task.

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The Virtuoso | Ratings & Reviews

19_%54 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
26_%170 reviews
Audience score rating

"It’s not just the title character who fails to thrive. The filmmaking is on occasion, to put it kindly, fractured."

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The New York Times

"Hopkins isn’t awful in The Virtuoso, but the movie that surrounds him is."

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Variety

"Director Nick Stagliano doesn’t help matters much by presenting the material with a poky pace that does not exactly bring the narrative to vivid life."

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RogerEbert.com

"When it’s all over and the big twist you saw coming in the first 15 minutes has been revealed, you feel empty, a bit depressed, and like you need another cup of coffee."

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The Guardian

"Director and co-writer Nick Stagliano tries to wax serious about the business of killing, but the trouble is, he hasn’t written any characters who scan as real people."

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The Telegraph

"The Virtuoso covers well-worn territory — the assassin story is almost a genre unto itself — and director Nick Stagliano, hampered by a predictable script, can’t bring much new to the game."

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