As a fake 'Hit Man,' Glen Powell shows off his real star power

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As a fake 'Hit Man,' Glen Powell shows off his real star power
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Glen Powell co-wrote Netflix's Hit Man alongside Richard Linklater, of the Before trilogy. The story is based on a Texas Monthly profile of a real undercover cop.

can be and often is applied to movie stars, special effects, non-franchise screenplays, erotic thrillers, rom-coms.

There's validity to these concerns, though every now and then a new movie comes along with a strong whiff of throwback energy – deliberate yet breezy pacing, crackling banter that’s at once contemporary and timeless, and a performance that convinces you a star's been born right here in this moment on screen.

His sole quirk, if we’re going to call it that, is that he moonlights with the New Orleans Police Department, and as the movie begins, that part-time gig suddenly kicks into overdrive. When dirtbag undercover detective Jasper is suspended for a police brutality case, Gary replaces him as the department's go-to fake hit man, meeting with – and arresting – all varieties of disgruntled recruiters as"Ron.

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