The Hitman's Bodyguard
The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
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- Cast:
- Ryan Reynolds , Samuel L. Jackson , Gary Oldman , Salma Hayek Pinault , Richard E. Grant , Elodie Yung , Joaquim de Almeida
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Fantastic!
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Never be expected too much about something, but this movie was more than i expected. i think that i am now a big fan of ryan reynolds, not because of his look ( i bet it's around 60%), but he did a great job during this film. how many films made with the combination of comedy and action, and how many of those are success? it's from each person's opinions, and i have to admit that this movie is a kind of success.
Spoilers ahead!The writer must have copied pages from scripts that the main actors have already starred in to create this script.The director must have said, "Remember the character that you played in the last dozen movies that you were in......yeah, do that again!"It seems that Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson play the exact same character in every movie that they're in. I swear I've seen Joaquim de Almeida play a very similar role in another movie.Gary Oldman seemed like he was reprising his role in Leon:The Professional. Granted GO has better range as an actor than most of the others that were in this movie.The chemistry between Salma Hayek and SLJ was awkward and seemed forced. Maybe that's why Salma's character seemed forced (in an attempt to pair the two).The choice to change this movie from a drama to a comedy (of sorts) was the wrong move. The "jokes" were stale and fell flat.The fight/car chase/shoot out scenes were ridiculous, especially the scene when SLJ was in the boat and RR was on the motorcycle.SLJ's character was determined to be unkillable in order to justify the lazy writing in this movie. Why did RR's girlfriend sporadically speak French? It was a meaningless addition to the character that wasn't really explained.When RR got into a car where the steering wheel was on the left-hand side, he made a comment about the stick shift being on the right. Is he suppose to be British in this movie? If so, did everyone forget to tell him to adopt a British accent? Personally, I'm glad he didn't do an accent, but it made the line in the movie seem odd.If you've seen any other movie in your life, you've probably seen this movie under a different name. I'm glad I didn't waste money at the box office to see this.
This horrid film is a prime example of the depths to which the movie industry so often falls. The plot --- super secure security --- is absurd. It may hold the Guinness record for the most times the "f-word" is used. It also brims with pointless, needless, excess violence. The acting is mediocre. The production is overdone. Offensive. Absurd. Without merit.
A fine lightweight comedy movie starring two of the most popular actors currently filming. Ok , the story isn't amazing , but the action scenes are well executed and the chemistry between the two lead actors is blatantly obvious. Short review , but I wanted to balance out the negatives..