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Cinema's coolest profession is also its most morally ambiguous. Sure, we've all daydreamed of being a snazzily dressed, sexy assassin, dispensing conveniently faceless targets and collecting oodles of cash to fund our high-class lifestyle. But those who actually walk the walk (and pull the trigger to an epic soundtrack) usually find their job accompanied by an unhealthy dose of crisis and existential angst. Even sticking to offing only deserving victims stains the conscience, while the cloak-and-dagger secrecy the profession requires invariably leads to a disconnect from a ‘normal life’.
Be it purpose, love or redemption, there is always something missing from the hitman or hitwoman's life. Something for which they usually strive by completing one last job before retirement… or
