Killers Trailer Kicks Up Bizarre Amount Of Venom

I'm not generally one to feed out trailers as soon as they hit the web, enough people are doing that anyway, but the trailer for Killers seems to have everyone talking more than usual, and a lot of them are very unhappy.

The film in question, which comes out June 4th, stars Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl. It's basically an action comedy, and involves an assassination plot, but with giggling.

The official synopsis goes like so -

Spencer Aimes is just your average, undercover, government-hired super-assassin accustomed to a life of exotic European locales, flashy sports cars and even flashier women. But when he meets Jen Kornfeldt, a beautiful, fun-loving computer tech recovering from a bad break-up, he finds true love…and happily trades international intrigue for domestic bliss.

Three years later, Spencer and Jen are still enjoying a picture-perfect marriage – that is, until the morning after Spencer’s 30^th birthday. That’s when Spencer and Jen learn he's the target of a multi-million dollar hit.  Even worse, the hired killers have been stalking the happy couple for years, and could be anyone: friends, neighbors, the grocery store clerk, even that crabby old guy shuffling across the street.

Now Spencer and Jen are on the run for their lives. As their suburban paradise turns into a paranoid game of dodge-the-bullet, they must find out who wants Spencer dead and why, all the while trying to save their marriage, manage his pain-in-the-ass in-laws, keep up neighborly appearances…and just plain survive.

The question is, what spawns all the negative response to a trailer that has been buzzing about? I mean, is it sort of corny/cheesy looking? Maybe. It has Kutcher and Heigl in it, what are the general expectations? Casablanca we are not about to stumble on. There are those who are probably going to roll their eyes at whatever movie has these two in it, but it looks like somewhat typical fare for the general date night flick.

What are your thoughts?

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