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Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims. After sparing her life, he unexpectedly acquires a young apprentice. Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client.
2010 · Directed by Jonathan Lynn · 98 min · Action · Comedy · 10 frames
Tagline
They said 'Take her out'. He got the wrong idea.
Crew
- Screenplay: Lucinda Coxon
- Cinematography: David Johnson
- Edited by: Michael Parker
- Music: Michael Price
- Production design: Caroline Greville-Morris
- Produced by: Martin Pope, Michael Rose
Cast
- Bill Nighy as Victor Maynard
- Emily Blunt as Rose
- Rupert Grint as Tony
- Rupert Everett as Ferguson
- Eileen Atkins as Mother
- Martin Freeman as Dixon
- Gregor Fisher as Mike
- Geoff Bell as Fabian
- Rory Kinnear as Gerry Bailey
- Duncan Duff as Jeweller
Production
- Country: France, United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: Regent Capital, Magic Light Pictures, CinemaNX, Isle of Man Film
- Budget: $8,000,000
- Box office: $3,494,154
- Themes: mother, assassin, london, england, robbery, hitman, gangster, detective, insomnia, apprentice, remake
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