Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Genre: Crime / Comedy
Duration: 113 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: George Armitage
Stars: John Cusack, Minnie Driver and Dan Aykroyd
IMDb score:
7,3 (106.297)
Releasedate: 11 April 1997
Grosse Pointe Blank plot
"Even a hit man deserves a second shot."
Blank is a hit man and his secretary tells him there is a reunion at his Gross Pointe High school, where he graduated 10 years ago and then disappeared without a trace. Going back would also mean seeing the woman he left again, who now has a radio show. However, he still has to be in Detroit for his next murder, and will have to give a lot of people an explanation of where he has been hiding all these years, and what his profession entails.
Actors and actresses
Martin Q. Blank
Debi Newberry
Grocer
Marcella
Dr. Oatman
Steven Lardner
Paul Spericki
Mr. Bart Newberry
Bob Destepello
Terry Rostand
Reviews & comments
moviemafketel
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- 19752 messages
- 2118 votes
Pleasant film with a role that fits Cusack perfectly. Driver isn't bad either. Sometimes we had to laugh at the somewhat painful situations that arose here and there. Until the reunion I even thought it was worth a 3.5 stars, but the last part became a bit boring and also less funny. Eighties music that we got to hear a lot gave us some nostalgic feelings for the good old days. Also beautiful are the completely different choices that his former classmates have made and then completely compared to Blank of course.
Overall, I had a great time, but I got a little tired towards the end.
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scorsese
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- 13650 messages
- 11422 votes
Good film about a professional hit man who goes to his high school reunion. An offbeat action comedy that is largely entertaining, with an emphasis on comedy. John Cusack is perfectly cast and does a great job. Nice dialogues and a soundtrack with only hits (which sometimes works well, and sometimes not so much).
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Collins
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- 7641 messages
- 4558 votes
Martin is a hit man. And he's good at it. A professional who, when he takes on an assignment, focuses completely and does his work ice cold. A school reunion and a murder assignment happen to coincide. Always a pain, such a perfunctory reunion. And what on earth should you say when someone asks you what you've done with your life and what you do professionally. Martin answers the question bone-dry with: I'm a professional killer. Nobody takes that answer seriously. The answer is a successful running gag that pops up in a dialogue every so often.
It typifies the humor. Wonderfully sarcastic, sharp and mischievous. Very nice. Grosse Point Blanl is a cross between a High School-Coming of Age movie and a thriller. With excellent situation comedy and sharp dialogues. Nice score too, which provides the scenes with extra cheerful dynamics.
Great lead role from John Cusack who co-wrote the script. Cool, sympathetic, charming. The supporting roles are also well done. Dan Aykroyd, Alan Arkin and Joan Cusack make supportive but fundamentally humorous contributions. Minnie Driver plays the love interest and is charming and well-spoken. It is a beautiful ensemble that harmonizes in a stimulating way with the leading role.
The nice story, the sympathetic and idiosyncratic characters and the fine humor make Grosse Pointe Blank a particularly witty film.
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