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Three years after settling down with the woman of his dreams, a former government assassin discovers there's a price tag on his head, and that his number could be up at any minute. Spencer Aimes (Asht... read more read more...on Kucher) was the man the government called on when they needed someone taken out on the sly. Fast, clean, and efficient, he always got the job done, and enjoyed the many perks that came with traveling the globe in search of his targets. But somewhere amidst all of the fast cars and exotic women, Spencer fell in love with Jen Kornfeldt (Katherine Heigl), a carefree computer expert on the mend from a relationship gone sour. Flash forward three years, when Spencer and Jen are happily married and living the domestic dream. On the heels of Spencer's 30th birthday, he and his happy wife discover that their life of bliss could come to a violent end at any second -- someone has put a multi-million-dollar contract on Spencer's life, and the hired killers who have been tracking him could be anyone from the checkout girl to the neighborhood curmudgeon. Time is running out for Spencer, and as the race to uncover his assassin intensifies, so too does his paranoia. With his in-laws making life miserable and the threat of death lurking around every corner, Spencer struggles to maintain appearances while staying out of the crosshairs, and keeping Jen safe from harm. Catherine O'Hara, Tom Selleck, and Martin Mull co-star in an action-packed comedy thriller from director Rob Luketic (Legally Blonde, The Ugly Truth). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Robert Luketic

Release Date: June 4, 2010

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  • Tomassgringo
    January 20, 2012
    Tomassgringo
    Cute, no dept, but still fun as a movie like this can be.
  • helpahorse
    October 16, 2011
    helpahorse
    I don't like how they fast forwarded to when Kutcher and Heigl were already married. They cut out so much. Plus the lack of chemistry and idiocy of the actors made the film terrible. Kutcher is sooo cute though. It's worth watching for him.
  • DreamExtractor
    August 10, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    A ripoff of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Knight and Day. When meeting a suave and nice man named Spencer (Ashton Kutcher), a woman named Jen (Katherine Heigl) figures she has met the one. After three years of marriage, an assassin comes to try and kill Spencer, and he tells Jen he us... read moreed to be a killer for the CIA, and the married couple have been drawn into a whole crap load of hell. The plot is like I said, a rip off of Knight and Day & Mr. and Mrs. Smith but with less action and more bad jokes. The cast was pretty boring, even though it has Ashton Kutcher, it seems like they were just doing this for a paycheck. The jokes were pretty bad, but some physical humor in the film was funny. The action was really cheesy, but it wasn't boring.
  • blkbomb
    July 25, 2011
    blkbomb
    Jen: How weird is this going to get? Because some things you cannot unsee. 

    "Perfect Husband. Perfect Target."

    I'm a little shocked to say this, but I actually didn't hate Killers. Of the four Ashton Kutcher romantic comedies I have seen, Killers would have to be my favorite on... read moree. Not that that's saying too much, as all his other ones sucked and Killers isn't all that good either. It's not that I have anything against Kutcher; actually I don't hate him nearly as much as most. It's just that he stars in all these romantic comedies that at their core are the exact same thing. 

    Aside from the first half hour; which was nearly unwatchable, I would say I enjoyed Killers somewhat. It was completely predictable and Katherine Heigl was much worse than the average romantic comedy leading lady, but it was watchable. And today when talking about romantic comedies, watchable means nearly a masterpiece. 

    The story is okay and the action saved this movie. Ashton Kutcher plays a spy who gives it up to marry Jen. Three years down the line, a 20 million dollar bounty is put on his head. So him and his wife have a lot of people trying to kill him. So he has to come clean to his wife about the whole thing. Everything that happens outside of the action follows the same formula as any other unoriginal romantic comedy.

    So, I'm not saying that I liked Killers, but I didn't dislike it either. It was for the most part a fun movie. Not nearly as excruciating to watch as What Happens In Vegas.
  • fb535316333
    July 21, 2011
    fb535316333
    Action Romedy that falls flat on it's face. What a bizarre screenplay, it's all so offbeat. One minute it's ridiculously dark, the next it laughs things off without so much as a blink.. There are some chuckles I give you that but barely ever breaks out enough of formula.
  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    Really funny. I love Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher, they had great chemisty. A must see!
  • FrizzDrop
    June 15, 2011
    FrizzDrop
    The only thing that could make such a bland premise watchable would be the action film trifecta: hot women, large scale explosions, and comic relief. Did this supposed romantic comedy with a predictable plot come through on any of these? Not so much. The entire film drags, not ge... read moretting to the point until an hour in. Before that we have to go through the steady and very unfunny story of the two main character's romance and eventual marriage, which is only hinted at before a flash forward to three years later, also not explained. By the end, where there's supposed to be a big reveal and an ooh and aah moment, we're not only let down but reviled. This film did not need to be made, but of course Katherine Heigl needed another film where she pretends to be socially awkward, half naked, and able to scream epithets for no discernible reason. Kutcher has the chops to play comedic roles, but as an assassin I almost felt violated watching him try to shed the idiot persona he's cultivated all these years. Plain pathetic, Killers is neither a good bad movie, nor a bad movie; it's a bad bad movie.
  • roygutteridge
    May 15, 2011
    roygutteridge
    Neither action nor romance, Killers will please all those who see it for Kutcher, disappoint those in search of a story.
  • deano
    January 12, 2011
    deano
    Good romantic-comedy-action film. Katherine Heigl's character as the geeky beauty Jen is sexy, funny and bubbly. Ashton Kutcher could never really escape the dumb persona he has built in his latest comedy films. He tried his best in this film to play an action hero, and I think h... read moree passes muster. I think the two of them do have some sort of goof-ball chemistry because of their likable personalities.
    The execution of the script is OK. I sort of liked the outlandish plot points and the over-the top comedic violence.
  • dwt5411
    December 10, 2010
    dwt5411
    *1/2

    Killers starring Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl is about as charmless, thrilless, and joyless a picture as your likely to see all summer.

    The awkward, bumbling, and lovelorn Jen (Heigl) visits Nice, France with her mother (Catherine O'Hara) and over-cautious fath... read moreer (Tom Selleck). Jen's a vulnerable recent dumpee who quickly falls for the handsome Spencer (Kutcher), who she meets randomly at her hotel. And whadya know Spencer happens to be a CIA funded contract killer in town for "business" purposes. The two hit it off and get married soon after, all the while Jen's completely oblivious to her perfect new hubby's life as a hired gun.

    The concept of the "killers" comes in after Spencer attempts to quit his life of iniquity and settle down. This proves more difficult when a 20 million dollar bounty is placed on his head and a cadre of assassins disguised as friendly neighbors move in for the kill.

    The film directed by Robert Luketic is a gross miscalculation on many levels. It's an action movie that never excites - and manages to overstep it's tonal boundaries with some excessive gore -, a comedy thats hardly ever funny, and an attempted play on the conflicts of real married life that couldn't feel more artificial.

    Kutcher gets some of the biggest laughs - along with O'Hara as Jen's drunken mother - but is completely unconvincing as action star or romantic lead. The touch of charisma that a Cary Grant, Steve McQueen, or George Clooney could provide is dolefully missing. And Heigl is stereotypical as the the relatable girl thats confused and snarky in equal measures. The two have no chemistry.

    Killers is in the spirit of much better films like Romancing The Stone and True Lies, but the heart and mind that made those films so hot is missing in this genre entry and the product is considerably more icey and forgettable.

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Critic Reviews

Jason Anderson
July 6, 2010
Jason Anderson, Toronto Star

It's pretty much dead in the water as soon as a shirtless Kutcher tries to play suave and utters some terrible French in his first attempt to woo his co-star. Full Review

A.O. Scott
June 14, 2010
A.O. Scott, At the Movies

This should be and could be a really fun and entertaining, silly movie and it isn't. Full Review

Claudia Puig
June 10, 2010
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Killers is a lifeless romantic action comedy that might as well have been concocted in a broken beaker, given the paucity of chemistry between the lead actors. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
June 10, 2010
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

There is a potentially rich satirical situation there, as everyone in the couple's dull planned community turn out to be undercover killers. But whatever germ of an idea there is, it's quickly killed ... Full Review

Stephen Cole
June 7, 2010
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail

Maybe filmmakers should shoot what Ashton's up to off-camera, because not many laughs are making it to the screen. Full Review

Andrea Gronvall
June 7, 2010
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

Bob DeRosa and Ted Griffin wrote the script, whose plummeting one-liners leave no actor unscathed. Full Review

Andrew O'Hehir
June 7, 2010
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

Bungled rather than flat-out terrible. Full Review

Tirdad Derakhshani
June 4, 2010
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer

At a certain point, it actually becomes embarrassing to watch Heigl and Kutcher play at being in love.

Roger Moore
June 4, 2010
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

There's nobody delivering the laughs in this arid action comedy. Full Review

John Anderson
June 4, 2010
John Anderson, Newsday

The mismatch isn't quite of Justin Bieber-Charlize Theron proportions, but Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl play an oddly disjointed pair of lovers, partners and reluctant assassins in Killers. Full Review

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