Hitman, The Review

Reviewed by andyblake  on  3/23/2005

Robby D. cut his teeth doing a series of gonzo videos called "The Watcher" for Vivid Raw (Vivid's gonzo label) in the late 1990s. Although the series was obviously copying John Leslie's "Voyeur" series, and was also derivative of John Stagliano, Ben Dover, Seymore Butts, and Tom Byron, I remember being very favorably impressed with Robby D.'s product. He wasn't original, but he was very good at the gonzo stuff he was doing, and clearly had tremendous talent.

Robby D. subsequently went to film school, and further honed his craft, and now Digital Playground is allowing him to put out very high quality films. I have recently seen a couple of his very original sex comedies, "Sex in the Valley" and "The Hitman," both starring Barrett Blade. In this movie, Barrett plays a hitman who works for Herschel Savage. He has twin .45 calibre automatic pistols that he has named "Mary Kate" and "Ashley," but when it comes to women, he can't seem to pull the trigger. He gets seduced into having sex with his intended victims, and then . . . well, as he puts it, you can't kill someone you've formed a spiritual bond with. His boss knows he has this weakness, but he inexplicably continues to send him out to whack women.

The sex in this comedy is not as hardcore as most product out there today (e.g., there's no anal) and most people will probably find Robby D.'s "Watcher" line more strokable. But good sex comedies are very rare, and Robby D.'s comedies are very good. This is something that is well-made and funny enough that you could show your spouse or significant other.

Digital Playground puts out a wonderful product, and this disk is no exception. It is presented in widescreen, and the audio and video are both excellent. Most DVDs include a photo gallery, but I've noticed with both this disk and "Sex in the Valley" that DP's photo galleries are the best in the business. Some of the still photos are so perfect they are high art; I wish I could figure out how to make them wallpaper on my computer.