Synopsis
A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.
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Cast
- Sam RockwellMr. Right
- Anna KendrickMartha McKay
- Tim RothHopper / Reynolds
- James RansoneVon Cartigan
- Anson MountRichard Cartigan
- Michael EklundJohnny Moon
- RZAShotgun Steve
- Douglas M. GriffinGus Patrick
- Katie NehraSophie
- Jaiden KaineBruce
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The chemistry between Rockwell and Kendrick drives the movie. They’re fast and wonderful together. But Mr. Right has an abundance of strong supporting performances as well. - 75
New York Post
This sort of violent comedy — think “True Lies’’ meets “Grosse Pointe Blank’’ — is tough to pull off, but Spanish director Paco Cabezas and screenwriter Max Landis (“American Ultra’’) nail a screwball fantasy vibe that stops just inches short of downright silliness. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A crowd-pleaser despite its missteps and occasionally because of them, the pic enlivens some stale conceits about killers-for-hire and the women who love them. - 63
Slant Magazine
It has a bouncy sense of lunacy, wearing its derivative junkiness on its sleeve with surprising lightness of authority. - 63
The Seattle Times
Rockwell and Kendrick, both of whom can really sell this film’s brand of laid-back quirk, keep things lively. - 50
The A.V. Club
Anna Kendrick and Sam Rockwell have often been the lone bright spot in otherwise dismal movies, and it takes their combined charm to redeem Mr. Right. - 50
Washington Post
The film’s likeable leads almost carry off a dark premise: that the love that strengthens this couple also makes them dangerous. - 40
Variety
This peculiar high-danger romance — which plays like watered-down Elmore Leonard or imitation Tarantino — is a risky retro back-step for an up-and-coming young screenwriter with such hip credits as “Chronicle” and “American Ultra” to his name.
