Movie review
May 16, 2024 · 116 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Hit Man is a 2024 romantic crime comedy about a mild-mannered philosophy professor who moonlights for the New Orleans police posing as a fake hitman in sting operations and falls for a client who wants her husband killed. The story mixes comedy, romance, and philosophical musings on identity, disguise, and personal change as the protagonist adopts multiple personas. Minor background LGBTQ+ visibility appears through pride flags in a bar and a casual bisexual joke from a supporting character. No prominent activist messaging or institutional critiques drive the narrative.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Hit Man.
Woke representation / casting
Diverse supporting police cast and incidental LGBTQ+ background elements (pride flags, casual bisexual joke) visible but not forced or mismatched to story world.
Woke political dialogue
Occasional light philosophy on personal identity; no explicit activist or modern political statements.
Identity-driven story themes
Recurring personal identity fluidity and self-transformation via personas; minor queer signaling present but not activist social-justice framing.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist critiques of patriarchy, systemic oppression, toxic masculinity, or Western institutions.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Minimal fringe notes only; no meaningful backlash claiming woke, identity-political, or activist messaging.
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work is cited.
Production
