"See-it-again" Value - 3
Ashton Kutcher has long been one of my favorite entertainers. From Dude, Where's My Car? to his days on That 70's Show, I've found his ability to play the classic stoner bonehead hilarious. But as an actor, the last thing you want is to be stereotyped into a role. Kutcher seemed to have risen from the dead with his excellent hosting jobs on SNL. Now, his vital signs seem a bit clearer with his performance in the comedy Killers.
Killers is a story of a young woman named Jen (Heigl), afraid to live life on the edge. She is coming off of a split with her boyfriend and is on vacation with her parents in Nice, France. She meets a handsome, cut young man named Spencer (Kutcher) in an elevator. What she doesn't know is that he is a spy and government assassin. Despite this, they instantly click and soon find themselves married.
Three years married, the couple is happy. Spencer has quit his assassin contracts with the government. He is offered yet another job, but refuses it. He wants to live a normal life with Jen, free from danger. He soon finds that he has a $20 million bounty is on his head and his wife, Jen, gets dragged into the predicament. Hired assassins are after the both of them and they must find who is after them and why.
I went to view this movie as a last resort. I had nothing to do so we decided to go see a movie. With not very many age appropriate movies out, Killers seemed the best choice. I was skeptical to say the least. I love Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher but I expected any combination of the following: terrible story, lacking action sequences, too much/little drama, or trying to be too much of either a romance, comedy, or action flick.
I found none of these expected attributes of the film to be true.
Kutcher and Heigl had amazing chemistry, creating this very real entity of their relationship to radiate towards the audience. With each loving kiss, touch, and/or look they gave each other, I felt in love with their love for each other. It was such a unique viewing experience for me, but one that was most pleasant.
The comedy did not disappoint. Katherine Heigl has proven to be great in such comedies as Knocked Up and The Ugly Truth. The insecurity of her character was well displayed through her mannerisms while wielding a gun or even when being shot at. Kutcher threw in a comedy that I have never seen from him. Generally, he's a frat boy, stoner, idiot kind of character. But here, the true attractive man that he is showed. He played a ladies man. The classic sort of spy (a.k.a. An American James Bond). His part was played well and it shows a little bit more range for the young actor.
Last but certainly not least, the action was that of a full-fledged action flick. Car chases, fight scenes, and shootouts were all throughout the movie, but each had a purpose. This is something that many action movies lack. Sometimes it feels as if the characters are fighting because they can. They are fighting because they know some sort of martial arts or fighting style that keeps them cut like a Greek god or goddess. But Killers truly came into its own with such scenes.
Robert Luketic, director of Killers, is slowly rising on my list of favorite directors. He's not being recognized as he should, but, in my book, he's doing well. He's directed films such as Legally Blonde, 21 (a film that I thought was great), and The Ugly Truth.
Killers is well worth a view. It's a great comedy, romance, or action flick, essentially saying it's a movie for any mood. The comedy is hilarious, the action is intense, the romance is real and beautiful. So far, this snags the title of the best "Sleeper" film I've seen all year.
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