This is a feel good movie, which lots of rich dark comedy, and a very fun plot.
John Cusack stars as a Martin Blank, who works as a freelance professional killer, after having served his country as a military Assassin. His past is very dark, and cold blooded, and he struggles with his strange detachment from morality or lack of vision for wrong-doing.
After his latest job is botched by his nemesis, played by Dan Akroyd, who is also attempting to form a Professional Killer Union and wants Martin to either join or die, he screws up another job and in order to make it up to his employer, he must kill someone in his old hometown, which he fled the night of his senior prom, ditching his date, who was in love with him, and joinging the army.
The job happens to coincide with his 10 year high school reunion, being promoted by his date turned disc Jockey, played by Mini Driver. The whole time he is being trailed by 2 government spooks, (Hank Azaria and someone else), who intend to kill him when he attempts to do the job.
He goes back to his leading lady, who embarrases him on the radio, and then proceeds to re-investigate his old hometown. Running into old high school friends and teachers, who were dismayed at his disappearing act. The satire here is excellent, and everyone chuckles lightly as Martin casually says he is a professional killer. Jeremy Piven makes a great little cameo too, as his loser high school buddy.
The idea of never being able to go home comes through loud and clear. Allen Arkin makes another cameo as his therapist who is scared to death of him. Akroyd plays a great sadist, and Cusack himself gives a great performance as a guy who isn’t sure what he’s become, but wants to finally reconnect with reality and the way life might have been. The climactic battle is something to enjoy as well. A great 2 of a movie.
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