{"id":36560,"date":"2015-08-21T12:54:41","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T16:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=36560"},"modified":"2018-12-08T22:11:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T03:11:01","slug":"new-releases-august-21-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/21\/new-releases-august-21-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"New Releases: August 21, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hitman\"<\/a>1. Hitman: Agent 47 (Fox, 3,100 Theaters,96 Minutes, Rated R for sequences of strong violence, and some language, Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating: 8% Fresh<\/a> [59 Reviews]: <\/strong>We have reached the dog days of summer, where the new releases are lackluster films studios shoot out in the hopes of making a quick buck. You can tell, because you can add all this week’s film’s Tomatometer scores and still barely make 50% Fresh. But these types of films are made on the cheap, and typically clock in at an hour and a half, so it is easier for them to make a profit this time of year.<\/p>\n

This one is a rarity–a video game adaptation that has garnered a sequel. This time, Rupert Friend plays Agent 47, a man genetically altered from birth to become the ultimate assassin. Friend not only steps into the shoes of Timothy Olyphant, who played the character in the 2007 original, but also Paul Walker, who was cast in the lead but died before shooting began.<\/p>\n

Agent 47 has uncovered a plot to create an army of killers just like him–only more powerful. In the process of stopping this plot, he’ll find out more about his mysterious background.<\/p>\n