It’s the weekend again, and that means Film Focus. Here’s Mike Laidman with what’s new in local theaters.
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Film Focus after our one week hiatus. The movies are back, and so am I.

It’s been at least a few months since a new Marvel movie opened here, so why not take a trip to your theatre to check out the lastest they have to offer? But unless you’re a fan of the comics you’re likely to not know that this character even exists. That’s right, I’m talking Ant Man.

Next up, a reboot of a 2007 movie, itself based off a video game. We’ll be taking a look at Hitman: Agent 47.

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Mike Laidman

Welcome to another edition of Film Focus. I’m Mike Laidman.

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Hitman: Agent 47 (2015, Aleksander Bach)
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father.

Rewind to 2007, when the first adaptation of Hitman hit theatres. It didn’t get rave reviews then, and things haven’t gotten any better for the reboot. This is a pretty common theme with movies based off of video games...Just look at the movie version of Doom from 2005...

The 2015 version of Hitman centres on an elite assassin who was genetically engineered from conception to be the perfect killing machine. His latest target is a mega-corporation that plans to unlock the secret of Agent 47's past to create an army of killers whose powers surpass even his own. Teaming up with a young woman who may hold the secret to overcoming their enemies, 47 faces his own origins and squares off against his deadliest foe.

Unfortunately, despite some neat set pieces, there just isn't enough heart or emotion that goes into the sorry to set this apart from, or even meet, the level of similar action flicks. Take a pass unless you’re a huge fan of the game and see Mission Impossible again instead.

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Ant Man (2015, Peyton Reed)
Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero with his new super suit.

Ant Man is the kind of movie that you could easily gloss over, if it wasn’t for the big marketing push it’s being given since it’s a Marvel property. We’re so used to seeing all the big names, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, that Ant Man barely registers...What’s this? A tiny superhero? Ridiculous.

But give it a chance. It’s well worth it!

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.