The “aging hit man” movie trope tends to rear its silver head every couple of decades or so, as the elder generation finds itself, by choice or through force, making way for the next. I’ve seen so many of them in recent memory (Kingsman,

An over-the-hill hitman must reckon with the changing landscape of a life-ong career when he’s assigned to supervise a prodigy in lifeless 'Old Guy.'

Moviefone speaks with Christoph Waltz and Lucy Liu about 'Old Guy'. I liked that he's old and he has to deal with it. That's inspiring, Waltz said.

Raise your hand if you’re sick of assassin stories. I know I am, so the excitement for Old Guy hovered in the low digits. That said, it has Christoph Waltz in it, so even the worst Christoph Waltz movie is better than most Oscar winners.

Follows a contract killer facing the end of his career who is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field training Gen Z newcomer: Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude. Director : Simon West Writer: Greg Johnson Stars: Christoph Waltz,