Stream it now Grosse Pointe Blank 1997

 

This is a real under rated and unseen gem. Both Cusack and Driver are excellent as 30 somethings reunited for a high school reunion, Cusack suffering a crisis over his employment as an assassin.

Fused with loads of classic 80's songs, dry sardonic humour and an excellent performance by Dan Akroyd as a rival hitman it demands repeated viewing.

Best quote of the movie....."So, what do I say when people ask me what I've been up to for the past few years, "I killed the president of Paraguay with a fork"?" Wicked dark comedy genius.

Great action/comedy that has excellent choice of cast and a script that is both funny and clever plus the music that is featured is a really great choice.

Funny, wicked, tons of gun play and of course great music.
A wild story but Cusack pulls it out with his dry, straight guy style.
A must watcher!

A dark comedy but only if you think a movie about an assassin who "would kill you if someone paid him enough" going back home to his high-school reunion is 'dark'. Pretty clever writing and a great soundtrack move the film along nicely. Witty dialogue and funny situations make it a movie I can watch again and again.

Is there anything better than some store clerk blaring Motorhead in his headphones playing some 'shoot 'em up' video game while his store is being utterly destroyed behind him by an actual gun battle? Or an assistant played by Joan Cusack who has a couple phonecalls going at once; one ordering a sh*t load of weaponry like a badass and the other explaining how to make soup like some helpful housewife.

Over the top gun violence, yes, but by the time it reaches that point you should be having a good time on the character's trip back home. High school reunions... ugh. A statement about how we can never go home again? A statement on the social disconnect of 'anything for money'? A story of getting back the one that got away? Any and all of the above. Come on... sit back and enjoy this movie for what it is. Just a quirky fun ride. And it won't hurt if your sense of humor is just a little 'off' center. :)

My all-time favourite movie! I think it appeals to a very specific age group and I'm right in that wheel-house.

A solid dark comedy but I'm not sure I'm going to buy it. An amazing sound track if nothing else (you gotta love The Clash!! Real punk at it's best!!)

My major complaint was that the characters felt a little under developed...or more just rushed? I didn't feel like I knew them well enough.
Also the comedy only made me chuckle, I was never in tears, I laughed certainly, but it wasn't HILARIOUS.

Overall it was a good movie, I'd recommend it but not before other comedies, but maybe that's just me

A one-of-a-kind black comedy from writer-star John Cusack. The ultimate high school reunion movie ever.

great film with a good cast, 1 that i avoided watching for ages but when i did i realised how genius it was, john cusak is awesome and narrates the film brilliantly.

intriguing plot; assassin-in-transition evading assassination by two groups of killers while rekindling old flame at their high school reunion. nothing really new, but still found it entertaining. a keep-the-bread on the table movie.

Brilliant film with a clever and fun concept, great acting from the leads and wonderful characters. Superb stuff and good music too.