Mr. Right (2015 film)

Ex-CIA agent and ex-mercenary Francis Munch (Rockwell) kills those who try to hire him. On his way out from such a kill, a team including Espinoza (Da Silva) tries to kill Munch; Munch's ex-partner and trainer, Ed Hopper (Roth), quits beforehand but listens as Munch kills them.

Martha McKay (Kendrick) is asked out by Munch, and both grow smitten with each other. Munch dodges an assassination attempt by Espinoza. The two spend the night chastely. The next evening, they meet for dinner, where Munch reluctantly kills Espinoza when confronted. Over hot chocolate, Munch demonstrates to Martha his belief that underlying all physical objects lies a current that can be precognitively anticipated, and that both he and Martha have this. Munch throws a kitchen knife high in the air and catches it safely as it falls between them. This freaks Martha out until he throws a knife at her, which she catches by the blade without being cut. The two then have an intimate night.

"Von" Cartigan (Ransone) is the sole survivor of a prior spree in which Munch killed the Pirrello heroin syndicate, and, knowing of Munch shooting those who hire him, with his partner Johnny Moon (Eklund) tries to set up his brother Richard (Mount) to be killed by Munch. Richard instead sends a middleman whom Munch kills in front of Martha, frightening her enough to ask Munch to give her some space. Richard sends Moon, Von, and 10 other hitmen to Martha's address, including a gunman named Steve (RZA).

Hopper meets Martha at her apartment, but is subdued by Francis, who identifies him as his former partner. Steve gets the better of Munch with buckshot. From cover, Munch shoots one of Von's hired men dead, talks another into leaving, and kneecaps the remainder. He remembers having shown Von mercy at the Pirrello job, and, getting ready to kill Von, he's hit by Steve (whom he respects for his skills) with a bat while Moon grabs Martha. Hopper arrives and shoots the kneecapped men dead, but while his back is turned, Francis escapes.

Richard enlists Von and Johnny to stay and defend their house, defeating their plans to rule the family as sole survivors; in frustration, they abuse Martha in response to her mockery. After kicking her against a wall, she says she will kill them if Munch doesn't, and that she now feels "motivated." Outside, Munch takes Steve by surprise; Steve gives him the number within, and they share gummy bears. Munch distracts Von and Richard's bodyguards and shoots them when threatened, but declines to shoot either Von or Richard themselves. In frustration, Von begins monologuing about his desire to kill his brother. When Munch leaves, both leap for the gun, but Von successfully kills Richard. In another room, Richard's consigliere Bruce (Kaine) confronts Munch but is disarmed. Bruce mistakenly arms a grenade, and Munch helps him re-arm it without them both dying.

Munch rescues and begins to escape with Martha, but is shot with beanbag ammunition by Hopper. Moon grabs Martha and speaks to how he puts more dangerous people off their game by killing smaller, weaker loved ones. Martha's precognitive combat abilities awaken, and she dodges Moon's attacks, then strikes him with his own knife and beats him to death with a statue. While escaping, she disarms and shoots Von with his own gun.

Hopper and Munch confront each other, Hopper handcuffing himself to Munch and intending to "re-program" Munch into a killer. Munch shoots the handcuffs (rather than shooting Hopper). Before Hopper can shoot Munch in the back, Steve shoots Hopper dead, and is ecstatic to learn of Hopper's $5 million bounty. Munch meets Martha at the entrance, notes her dilated pupils, and asks Steve to help him get them to the hospital.

Two months later, two military-style teams are pursuing both Munch and Martha as they visit different countries for Martha's paleological interests; Munch turns a sign to the sniper asking "where's the girl?" as the scene cuts to Martha, who has snuck up to shoot the sniper.

• Sam Rockwell as Mr. Right, real name Francis Munch
• Anna Kendrick as Martha McKay
• Tim Roth as Hopper/Knox
• James Ransone as Von Cartigan
• Anson Mount as Richard Cartigan
• Michael Eklund as Johnny Moon
• Katie Nehra as Sophie
• RZA as Shotgun Steve

The project was announced on October 8, 2011, by Variety, that Paco Cabezas would direct the action-comedy film Mr. Right scripted by Max Landis, produced by Circle of Confusion's David Alpert and Lawrence Mattis.[5] On May 5, 2014, Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick were announced for the lead roles.[6] Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo would finance the film for Amasia Entertainment and co-produce along with Circle of Confusion's Mattis and Rick Jacobs.[6] On October 6, rapper RZA joined the cast.[7] On October 7, Tim Roth joined the film.[8] On October 8, James Ransone joined the film.[9] On October 10, Anson Mount, Michael Eklund and Katie Nehra joined the cast.[10]

In October 2014, Lakeshore Entertainment announced its acquiring international distribution rights to the film, while Sierra/Affinity would handle international sales of the film at American Film Market.[13] The film had its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 19, as the closing night film.[14][4] Before that, Focus World had acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[15] The film was released in the U.S. on April 8, 2016.[16]

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