Killers. Spencer Aimes is just your average, undercover, government-hired super-assassin accustomed to a life of exotic European locales, flashy sports cars and even flashier women. But when he meets Jen Kornfeldt, a beautiful, fun-loving computer tech recovering from a bad break-up, he finds true love...and happily trades international intrigue for domestic bliss.
Three years later, Spencer and Jen are still enjoying a picture-perfect marriage -- that is, until the morning after Spencer's 30th birthday. That's when Spencer and Jen learn he's the target of a multi-million dollar hit. Even worse, the hired killers have been stalking the happy couple for years, and could be anyone: friends, neighbors, the grocery store clerk, even that crabby old guy shuffling across the street. Now Spencer and Jen are on the run for their lives. As their suburban paradise turns into a paranoid game of dodge-the-bullet, they must find out who wants Spencer dead and why, all the while trying to save their marriage, manage his pain-in-the-ass in-laws, keep up neighborly appearances...and just plain survive. And you thought suburban life was easy.
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"It is an easy watch but if you are looking for a film you could possibly identify with, or that has order or purpose then this is not for you"
It's hard to categorize this film. It encapsulates all the entertainment of a comedy, the charm of a romance and the thrill of an action yet it does no particular genre justice.
It is an easy watch but if you are looking for a film you could possibly identify with, or that has order or purpose then this is not for you. However If you do manage to look beyond the inaccuracies and the Hollywood Esq. storyline then you will simply enjoy it for what it is. A charming and likeable film.
The chemistry between Jen (Heigal) and Spencer (Kutcher) is sweet and endearing but that’s probably a lot to do with the playful writing rather than the acting, as they both have very different styles and personalities its hard to actually see them together as a believable couple.
But Let's just say this wasn’t the only unbelievable thing in the film. Spencer is a “blah trained by the blah blah blah with a license to blah”, Killers never tells us who or what Spencer actually is. While working in France he meets Jen (the newly single twenty something on vacation with her parents (Catherine O’Hara and Tom Selleck). They have an instant attraction and soon get married and move to suburbia. Spencer gives up his hitman job for the ordinary life – all this happens in the space of the first twenty minutes! Three years later Jen is throwing a secret birthday party for Spencer and one of the guests tries to kill him. We find out he has a 20 million death warrant on his head and the truth unfolds. Killers then tops itself with a big reveal that will force you to say, “Really???”
Overall I’d recommend this film as it has some very funny parts. The supporting roles are amusing and it has some warm qualities. Heigl is very likeable and Kutcher is no doubt good eye candy for the girls, but I wouldn’t rush out to the cinemas. The film is just too mixed, I suspect deleted scenes would have answered a few questions. I’d probably wait until it comes out on DVD and rent a copy as there’s no denying its a perfect ‘night in on the sofa’ easy watch.
