Grosse Pointe Blank, (1997)
 A hit man goes home for his high school reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and reconnects with the girl he left behind ten years ago. This is John Cusack at his peak, long before his grim _Hot Tub Time Machine_ nadir. Glib, cool, and always dressed in black, Martin Blank may be able to assassinate the president of Bolivia without blinking, but when it comes to Debi Newberry, his high school sweetheart, he&amp;#39;s all nervous chatter and existential angst. While this might not be your standard romantic fare, Cusack makes his version of the hit man&amp;#8212;a sort of corporate-ized hired killer&amp;#8212;just charming enough to convince you that he should get the girl. It&amp;#39;s also a pretty brilliant satire on the whole late-twenties-what-have-I-done-with-my-life crisis, especially given the enduring love connection of Cusack&amp;#39;s Blank and Minnie Driver&amp;#39;s Debi Newberry. And it&amp;#39;s loaded with classic 80s music.

-Scott Christian