Panic (2000)

William H. Macy is a hitman in the family business run by his parents Donald Sutherland and Barbara Bain. He’s suffering from a midlife crisis that affects both his job and his relationship with his wife Tracey Ullman. He meets Neve Campbell in his shrink’s (played by John Ritter) waiting room. It’s yet another take on the middle aged man lusting after a much younger woman trope, though with a decidedly non comedic and more modern take. I definitely watched this for the cast, but the result is quite slow and somewhat maddening in parts. I appreciated the parts that showed the dark spots in the family that illustrated a bit how a family of assassins comes to be. I particularly enjoyed Ullman and Ritter’s performances. Since they’re both known as comedic actors, I was impressed at how subdued and deliberate they come across in a drama.