Killers

As previously mentioned, my brother and I continued with our tradition of movie marathons. The second and final on our list was "Killers" starring Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigel. Ashton plays Spencer Aimer, a government assassin on a mission in Nice. Jen Kornfeldt (played by Katherine) is a computer tech also vacationing there with her parents, played by Tom Selleck and the delightful and crazy Catherine O'Hara after a bad break-up. Once Spencer meets Jen, he walks away from the spy life to lead a happy normal life in a community filled with neighbors. Three years into the marriage, their happy life is soon thrown upside down when a hit is put on Spencer and there's no knowing which of their seemingly nice neighbors and friends are sleepy agents bent on collecting the $20M bounty. Spencer soon has to confess to Jen about his previous life while trying to save both their lives and marriage.


At times Spencer's spy life seemed like a scene from any Bond film. The beautiful women, killer cars I would kill for given the chance and exotic locations I can only dream of visiting. Spencer also seems to settle in well in suburbia. But much like the beautiful Wisteria Lane neighborhood of Desperate Housewives you never truly know your neighbours; everyone has something to hide. The first sleeper agent to emerge is a surprise, but the next few become to predictable and almost boring. Even the reveal of the spy who ordered the hit could be seen a mile away. But with every moment, Mrs. Kornfeldt provided alcohol filled hilarity. That is one boozy lady! 

This role was something different for Ashton in my books. For the first time, I saw him as a man and not a man child stuck in his Punk'd days. He was quite a delight. Demi Moore is one lucky lady. Katherine played the usual characters she's known to play; no stretch whatsoever. May be it's time to challenge yourself a bit more. While the film is enjoyable and filled with enough "awww" moments for the ladies, this is one film I could have waited to watch on pay cable or netflix. 


*Rating - Rent it!