This week's question: A Chinese hitman hired to murder a businessman's competitor hired another assassin to do the job, who then subcontracted the killing to another hitman, who hired another hitman, who hired another hitman — who failed to do the job. All five were convicted of attempted murder. If a film studio were to make a crime caper about this tale of outsourcing assassins, what title could it give the movie?
Click here to see the results of last week's contest: Cheese film
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