Diary of a Hitman
1991
90 Min
Dekker (Forest Whitaker) wants to get out of the hit man business. But leaving behind his life as a hired killer is easier said than done when a twisted client (Lewis Smith) asks him to off his wife (Sherilyn Fenn) and young child. Is he up for such a gruesome task — even if it’s his last? Sensing Dekker’s hesitation, the client pays a second man to deliver the goods, prompting Dekker to step in and protect those he’s supposed to be killing.
An inaugural post in a series. Diary of a Hitman is a melancholic crime movie, with the benefits of modest, expressive craft.