The Virtuoso (film) explained

The Virtuoso
Director:	Nick Stagliano
Producer:	Nick Stagliano
Starring:	Anson Mount Abbie Cornish Anthony Hopkins
Cinematography:	Frank Prinzi
Editing:	James LeSage
Music:	Brooke Blair Will Blair
Studio:	Nazz Productions 120dB Films Double Dutch International
Distributor:	Lionsgate Films
Runtime:	110 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Virtuoso is a 2021 American neo-noir^[1] crime thriller film directed and produced by Nick Stagliano. The film stars Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish, Eddie Marsan, Richard Brake, David Morse, and Anthony Hopkins. It follows a professional assassin who must track down and kill his latest target to satisfy an outstanding debt to his mentor.^{[2] [3]}

Summary

An assassin is given a strange assignment by his mentor wherein he must kill a hitman. He is armed just with time and location of hitman, he must find, who really is his target.

Production

Filming occurred in January 2019 in Santa Ynez, California.^[4] Filming also occurred in Scranton, Pennsylvania in late March and early April 2019.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Release

In March 2021, Lionsgate Films acquired the North American and U.K. distribution rights to the film,^[8] which was simultaneously released in theaters and on VOD and digital on April 30, 2021.^[9]

It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 4, 2021, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.^[10]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 18%, based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10. The website's consensus reads, "Don't let the title -- or the talented cast -- fool you: The Virtuoso falls far shy of even base level competency in its attempts to wring fresh excitement from a threadbare assassin thriller setup."^[11] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 24 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[12]

Leslie Felperin of The Guardian gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote:

Notes and References

1. News: Lewis. David. Review: 'The Virtuoso,' starring Anthony Hopkins, a neo-noir thriller that fails at execution. San Francisco Chronicle. February 19, 2024.
2. Web site: Anthony Hopkins, Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish To Star In Noir Thriller 'The Virtuoso'. N'Duka. Amanda. May 9, 2019. Deadline Hollywood. January 22, 2023.
3. Web site: Anthony Hopkins, Anson Mount And Abbie Cornish On For The Virtuoso. White. James. May 10, 2019. Empire. January 22, 2023.
4. Web site: Anthony Hopkins visits the central coast. January 25, 2019. KSBY. January 22, 2023.
5. Web site: Gallo. Alexandra. 'Action!' – film crew in Scranton. April 1, 2019. WNEP-TV. September 20, 2020.
6. Web site: Coleman. Tennyson. Lights, cameras, action in Scranton as movie crew films explosive scene downtown. April 1, 2019. WOLF-TV. January 22, 2023.
7. Web site: Krawczeniuk. Borys. March 29, 2019 . Movie filming in locations around downtown Scranton. Associated Press. January 22, 2023.
8. Web site: N'Duka. Amanda. Lionsgate acquires The Virtuoso thriller starring Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish, & Anthony Hopkins. March 19, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. January 22, 2023.
9. Web site: Fowler. Matt. March 23, 2021. The Virtuoso: Exclusive trailer for Anson Mount and Anthony Hopkins' assassin thriller. IGN. January 22, 2023.
10. Web site: Santer. Kristen. Anthony Hopkins is living his best life as a smart, creepy villain in The Virtuoso trailer. Collider. March 24, 2021. January 22, 2023.
11. Web site: The Virtuoso (2021). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. January 22, 2023.
12. Web site: The Virtuoso (2021) review. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. January 22, 2023.