The Hit
1984
****
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Tim Roth, Laura del Sol, Bill Hunter, Fernando Rey, Jim Broadbent, Ludo Tichý, Ralph Brown, Lennie Peters
10 years after he testified against his partners, a retired criminal is captured in Spain by two hitmen who plan to take him to Paris to face his destiny. This familiar set-up leads to a wonderfully weird road/crime movie where characters play psychological mind games and toy with loyalty and death. The cast, including Tim Roth in his screen debut, is great.
