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Aug 18, 2017 · Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/01/24 Full Review Augustine J The Hitman's Bodyguard is a good action comedy. Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson have a great rapport. Ryan Reynolds ...
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- A flawed love letter to every absurd action comedy of the 1990s.
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By Alex Welch
Updated: Aug 11, 2017 4:00 pm
Posted: Aug 11, 2017 1:00 am
The Hitman’s Bodyguard is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a film that finds itself sitting comfortable in the mid-level arena of modern day action films. With its set pieces neither impressive nor poor, it lacks the rhythm and visual artistry found in films like John Wick, Atomic Blonde, or The Raid, and feels more related to over-the-top, goofy '90s action flicks like Broken Arrow or Bad Boys. But much like director Patrick Hughes’ previous film, The Expendables 3, the film’s set pieces turn out to be little more than obstacle courses for the film’s stars to run through.
While over half the run time in The Hitman’s Bodyguard is dedicated to a series of chaotic and ridiculous action sequences, the other half of the film is all about quick cuts to Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds constantly arguing and yelling at each other, usually about who’s the better killer of the two. It’s important then to go into The Hitman’s Bodyguard with the right expectations, knowing that your whole enjoyment of the movie will rest and die on how much fun you think you can have watching Jackson and Reynolds spar verbally and physically for almost two hours.
Fortunately, both Jackson and Reynolds have managed to hone their onscreen personas throughout their careers, and the way that Reynolds’ sarcastic attitude butts heads with Jackson’s flamboyant cockiness leads to more laughs than anyone could rightly expect. The fact that The Hitman’s Bodyguard manages to stay genuinely entertaining for as long as it does is a testament to the charisma of both Reynolds and Jackson on screen, especially since what should have been a tight 90-minute action-comedy winds up being unnecessarily stretched closer to two hours.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard has a winning lead duo in Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds, who lean heavily into their screen personas and then proceed to let them clash to often great comedic effect. The film knows what it is, and lives in its ridiculous skin with an infectious, gleeful attitude. Unfortunately, The Hitman’s Bodyguard also doesn’t know ...
- Alex Welch
Our review: Parents say ( 22 ): Kids say ( 36 ): This action-comedy is unnecessarily violent and has an uneven tone, but the comedic banter between Jackson and Reynolds is undeniable. If only there was slightly less bloodlust and a less over-the-top body count, The Hitman's Bodyguard would have been a fine example of an odd-couple comedy bromance.
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- Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek
Aug 16, 2017 · “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” directed by Patrick Hughes (“The Expendables 3”) and written by Tom O’Connor, is not a good movie, but, in fairness, it doesn’t try to be. It occupies its ...
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Aug 18, 2017 · The Hitman's Bodyguard: Directed by Patrick Hughes. With Elodie Yung, Ryan Reynolds, Tsuwayuki Saotome, Roy Hill. One of the world's top bodyguards gets a new client, a world class hitman who must testify at the International Criminal Court.
2017's summer blockbusters fizzle to a halt with this formulaic action comedy. Ryan Reynolds ("Deadpool") plays Michael Bryce: a cocksure "Triple A rated" bodyguard, always planning three steps ahead so that he can protect his clients without killing anyone in the process. With such arrogance, a fall is inevitable.
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