Fantastic!

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

With so many over-hyped major releases of recent years proving to be bitter disappointments, it's a real treat when I get to watch an older, lesser-known film with no expectations and am blown away by what I see. Director Wallace Wolodarsky's Coldblooded is such a film.Jason Priestley (of Beverley Hills 90210 fame) plays Cosmo, a socially inept loner working as a bookie for an organised crime syndicate, who unwillingly becomes a hit-man when his gangster boss makes him an offer he can't refuse. After being sent to work alongside seasoned gunman Steve (Peter Riegert), in order to learn the ropes, Cosmo discovers that he is a natural when it comes to dishing out death.Completely ruthless, quick thinking, and a great shot, he takes to the job like a duck to water, but also finds that wasting people for a living is rather stressful. In order to try and relax, he begins yoga, and soon falls for the pretty teacher who takes his class. But is it possible for him to continue in his line of work and be in love at the same time?A quirky blend of dark humour and extreme violence, Coldblooded is a delight from start to finish. Priestly excels as Cosmo, a character that you cannot help but like, despite his monstrous ability to shoot complete strangers without skipping a heartbeat. The young killer's deadpan expression and bizarre mannerisms suggest that his mind functions in a manner different to most—his perception of right and wrong is certainly severely distorted—and whilst this doesn't excuse the fact that he is a brutal murderer, it makes his actions little easier to understand and, perhaps, even forgive.The smart script, also by Wolodarsky, brims with offbeat moments, great incidental characters, and inky black comedy, and his talented cast (which includes great turns by Robert Loggia, as Cosmo's boss, and Kimberly Williams as his girlfriend, plus fine cameos from Janeane Garofolo and Michael J. Fox) don't put a foot wrong, delivering some truly excellent performances.If you too are weary of overblown summer blockbusters that don't live up to the hype, track down this little gem of a movie to be reminded how good cinema can be when it's done right.

After watching this movie for the first time I felt like I had been hypnotized! I thought initially it was the shock of seeing Brandon Walsh blow people away as if he were simply causing them a minor inconvenience. But I've seen it a couple of times since and it's the movie itself you can't take your eyes off of. I completely forgot my remote control existed for an hour and a half, and thats no small accomplishment. From beginning to end this movie grips you and takes you on a cynical journey through a few days in the life of, basically, a lovable yet deplorable idiot savant.Jason Priestley played this part perfect. I'm no fan of his but anyone who says he didn't play this well simply didn't get it. His performance is a key part in creating the overall mood and effect of this movie, and in other hands it would have been an entirely different movie...maybe better but I'd guess worse. Performance all around ranged from good to great highlighted by Peter Riegerts turn as the aging "company" man/mentor to Jason Priestley.For what it is it's a great movie. I was thoroughly disappointed to see it end, I wanted more. I'd recommend it to anyone intelligent enough not to take it to seriously.

I saw this late at night on channel 4 and initially thought it wasn't much... but for some reason didn't end up turning the TV off and became hooked on it.There's something delightfully perverse in the watching of the breakdown (or perhaps release) of his personality as he's left with no choice but to become colder and colder. The ending caught me by surprise but I suppose that's only because I was hoping for more - plus it ended before the story had any time to drag on and thus (and I'm guessing others) left me in the midst of the flow still, which was a good feeling.

I saw a trailer for this movie on an old video, and it intrigued me. Icame to IMDB right away to see if it's good, and having theapproval I needed, I started my quest to find it. Luckily there's avideo store in my town that has a lot of the older movies and neverthrows them out.As for the movie, I thought it was great. Cosmo is so emotionlessthat his hits are actually funny. And I loved the relationshipbetween him and the hooker in the retirement home. This is atruely great movie, and it makes me kinda angry that hardly anyonewill see it.If you get a chance, RENT THIS MOVIE 9/10