HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Trying to recover from a sudden break-up, Jen Kornfeldt (Katherine Heigl) believes she’ll never fall in love again. But when she reluctantly joins her parents on a trip to the French Riviera, Jen happens to meet the man of her dreams, the dashing, handsome Spencer Aimes (Ashton Kutcher). Three years later, her seemingly impossible wish has come true: she and Spencer are newlyweds living the ideal suburban life – that is, until the morning after Spencer’s 30th birthday when bullets start flying. Literally.
It turns out Spencer never bothered to tell Jen he was once an international super-spy, and now Jen’s perfect world has been turned upside down. Faced with the fact that her husband is a hit man, Jen is determined to discover what other secrets Spencer might be keeping – all the while trying to dodge bullets, keep up neighborly appearances, manage the in-laws…and work out some major trust issues.
And you thought suburban life was easy.
“Jen and Spencer have a great relationship and they are really good together and are really loving, fun and charming with each other,” says Heigl. “Then comes the big shocker where she discovers this guy who she thought was just a contractor actually killed more than a dozen people. That’s upsetting.”
“It’s about two people who are in love and one of them has a secret,” explains Kutcher. “It’s about their ability to coexist and I think everyone can relate to that. Because I don’t know of a relationship between two people where there isn’t some version of a secret, like, ‘This is my world and that’s your world.’”
While Killers has no shortage of action and suspense, director Robert Luketic believes the appeal of the film – and the lion’s share of the comedy – lies in the thorny issue facing the couple. “It’s this great comedic situation where Jen is saying, ‘You’ve got a lot of explaining to do’ while they’re running for their lives. And while they’re on this adventure, the audience is wondering, ‘Is this relationship going to last? Can it withstand the lie?’ "
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