[1] The film stars Sara Canning as Harper, a woman whose attempt to propose marriage to her boyfriend Ray (Aaron Ashmore) goes awry and turns into a breakup; that night, she drunkenly hires a stranger over the internet to kill Ray, but regretting her actions a few hours later she has to go over to his apartment to prevent the hitman (Danny Smith) from going through with it.
[4] Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "eventually the humor becomes overly repetitive, stretching for high concept but coming up short.
"[1] Brian Tallerico of Film Threat was more positive, writing that "Clark & Stewart’s script is smarter than the premise may first lead you to believe but it’s the performances that really elevate it.
She takes an incredibly difficult task – to make a woman who accidentally tries to kill her boyfriend likable to the point that we even root for this relationship to work out – and delivers on it.
"[6] Kevin Jagernauth of IndieWire was more mixed, writing that "from the start, even as far as the latitude that high concept comedies allow, “I Put A Hit On You” is fairly implausible.