Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Killers Premiere & Review

Spencer Aimes (Kutcher) 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 (Heigl), 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 in-laws, keep up neighborly appearances ... and just plain survive.

Lionsgate
is delighted to invite you to
the European premiere of
Killers

Wednesday 9th June
The Odeon West End
Leicester Square, WC2H 7JY

Dress Code: Killer Style

Arriving at the European Premiere of Killers

Director Robert Luketic on the Red Pink Carpet for the European Premiere of Killers
Director Robert Luketic arrives for the the European Premiere of Killers

Killers European Premiere - Walking the Pink Carpet
Killers European Premiere - Katherine Heigl on the Pink Carpet
Killers European Premiere - Katherine Heigl & Director Robert Luketic
Killers European Premiere - Katherine Heigl & Director Robert Luketic on the carpet

Lionsgate U.K. CEO Zygi Kamasa introduces Robert Luketic, Katherine Heigl & Killers

Director Robert Luketic introduces Katherine Heigl & Killers

Katherine Heigl & Director Robert Luketic introduce Killers

Killers European Premiere - Katherine Heigl introduces Killers

I'll start by saying - as yet, I haven't enjoyed a "I'm a spy my wife/husband doesn't know" rom com; True Lies, Mr & Mr Smith, etc. Also I'm probably not the target audience for Killers. So my expectations were pretty low - but I love film, so off I went.

I thought Ashton Kutcher was pretty good in Killers, he continues to build on the credibility garnered with Spread and I hope to see him in a full on action film soon. Killers is an amiable and light film, a pastiche of 50s rom coms & spy films mixed with Mission Impossible 3 and Mr & Mrs Smith with a small nod to Die Hard.

The Premiere audience were laughing the whole way through and there was a good buzz. Cast were all good, particularly the hilarious Rob Riggle. Keep an eye out for the hillarious facial hair gag it had me in stitches. However I thought the ending really let it down though, a different ending may have lifted it to a really good film status.

Director:
Robert Luketic

Starring:
Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Tom Selleck, Catherine O'Hara, Katheryn Winnick, Kevin Sussman, Lisa Ann Walter, Casey Wilson, Rob Riggle

USA 2010, 93mins, English

Killers Premiere & Review

More info:
Over at the Killers website
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