Reviewed by rogerco,

on 01 Mar 2025
Where seen: DVD proj @ home

Kaurismäki's take on 80's London

Review of" I Hired A Contract Killer  

Film directed by: Aki Kaurismäki 

Film released: 1990

Summary
People smoke a lot and talk little in scenes of tatty poverty - its a Kaurismäki film.

Review

He succeeded in finding the remaining seediest parts of London undergoing the Thatcher change for this engaging tale of a man trying to shake off the killers he himself hired.