The_Virtuoso_(film)

<i>The Virtuoso</i> (film)

The Virtuoso (film)

2021 film by Nick Stagliano

The Virtuoso is a 2021 American neo-noir[1] crime thriller film directed and produced by Nick Stagliano. The film stars Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish, Eddie Marsan, Richard Brake, David Morse, and Anthony Hopkins. It follows a professional assassin who must track down and kill his latest target to satisfy an outstanding debt to his mentor.[2][3]

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Summary

An assassin is given a strange assignment by his mentor wherein he must kill a hitman. He is armed just with time and location of hitman, he must find, who really is his target.

Cast

Production

Filming occurred in January 2019 in Santa Ynez, California.[5] Filming also occurred in Scranton, Pennsylvania in late March and early April 2019.[6][7][8]

Release

In March 2021, Lionsgate Films acquired the North American and U.K. distribution rights to the film,[9] which was simultaneously released in theaters and on VOD and digital on April 30, 2021.[10]

It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 4, 2021, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.[11]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 18%, based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10. The website's consensus reads, "Don't let the title -- or the talented cast -- fool you: The Virtuoso falls far shy of even base level competency in its attempts to wring fresh excitement from a threadbare assassin thriller setup."[12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 24 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[13]

Leslie Felperin of The Guardian gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote:

"When it’s all over and the big twist you saw coming in the first 15 minutes has been revealed, you feel empty, a bit depressed, and like you need another cup of coffee."[14]

References

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    Lewis, David. "Review: 'The Virtuoso,' starring Anthony Hopkins, a neo-noir thriller that fails at execution". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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    N'Duka, Amanda (May 9, 2019). "Anthony Hopkins, Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish To Star In Noir Thriller 'The Virtuoso'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    White, James (May 10, 2019). "Anthony Hopkins, Anson Mount And Abbie Cornish On For The Virtuoso". Empire. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    N'Duka, Amanda (May 15, 2019). "Eddie Marsan, David Morse, Diora Baird set for The Virtuoso; Matthew Lawrence, Cara Santana, Harley Quinn Smith join Kurt indie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    "Anthony Hopkins visits the central coast". KSBY. January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    Gallo, Alexandra (April 1, 2019). "'Action!' – film crew in Scranton". WNEP-TV. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
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    Coleman, Tennyson (April 1, 2019). "Lights, cameras, action in Scranton as movie crew films explosive scene downtown". WOLF-TV. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    Krawczeniuk, Borys (March 29, 2019). "Movie filming in locations around downtown Scranton". Associated Press. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    N'Duka, Amanda (March 19, 2021). "Lionsgate acquires The Virtuoso thriller starring Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish, & Anthony Hopkins". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    Fowler, Matt (March 23, 2021). "The Virtuoso: Exclusive trailer for Anson Mount and Anthony Hopkins' assassin thriller". IGN. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    Santer, Kristen (March 24, 2021). "Anthony Hopkins is living his best life as a smart, creepy villain in The Virtuoso trailer". Collider. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    "The Virtuoso (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    "The Virtuoso (2021) review". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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    Felperin, Leslie (April 29, 2021). "The Virtuoso review – Anthony Hopkins on autopilot for dull hitman thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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