Martin Blank (John Cusack) is an assassin and a damn good one. He has fully embraced the persona but recently finds himself dealing with some ennui. A couple of jobs have gone bad, he's getting pressure from a loud-mouth rival (Dan Aykroyd), and his personal assistant (Joan Cusack) will not stop reminding him of his ten-year high school reunion. His reluctant therapist (Alan Arkin) thinks he should go; it will remind him of life and maybe convince him to stop killing people for money. But Martin knows that it also brings him back to the girl he abandoned on prom night, Debi (Minnie Driver).
This movie is hilarious and endlessly quotable. Cusack and Driver are perfect, neurotically compatible. Aykroyd is playing way against type, and Arkin is incredible as Dr. Oatman. And the soundtrack is great. I don't know why this isn't more widely popular. It's only available to rent or buy but it's absolutely worth your money.
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