The Hitman's Bodyguard

For professional Bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds), life is good. As an elite member of his craft, he is well paid and lives a very good life keeping high-profile targets safe the world over. When things unexpectedly take a turn we find Michael two years on having hit the skids and struggling to claw his way back to prominence in the new film “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”. Things become complicated for Michael as a despotic tyrant named Dukhovich (Gary Oldman) is on trial for war crimes and countless atrocities, and is about to go free due to removing all those who would be able to testify a…

Gimly

2017-08-28

⭐ 5

_The Hitman's Bodyguard_ is getting absolutely flensed by the critics, including several of whom I personally value the opinion of very highly. But when it comes to _The Hitman's Bodyguard_, I gotta flat out disagree. It's not out here changing lives for the better, and it's hardly gonna ride out the year on a palanquin of Oscar nominations, but I had a seriously enjoyable time with The Hitman's Bodyguard. Jackson and Reynolds worked. The leads and their respective romantic entanglements worked. Most of all, director Patrick Hughes worked his ass of to blend comedy, action and romance and have…

Reno

2018-02-04

⭐ 7

**Once upon a time two sworn enemies teamed up!** Maybe the critics are right, but like usual, I don't have to agree with them. This is a nice film, not a great film as a few people lauding. It is entertaining. All the stunts were good, comedies were good enough, but the basic plot itself a cliche. Yes, anybody aged 20+ would surely have seen many similar storied films. It's just in another time with another cast and crew. They had promoted it so well. So the result was incredible. But in reality JUST one time watchable film with not expecting serious laughs. Initially I thought it could…

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BlackSails

2024-09-13

⭐ 6

Good old-school entertainment, so much so that I thought it was from earlier 2000s rather than 2017.

CinemaSerf

2025-02-25

⭐ 7

“Kincaid” (Samuel L. Jackson) is slated to give crucial evidence against Belorussian megalomaniac “Dukhovich” (Gary Oldman) who is in custody in Holland but who has every intention of wiping out this witness. Meantime, AAA private security man “Bryce” (Ryan Reynolds) has been drafted in to escort this man to the court, preferably alive, and so the scene is set. The pair aren’t exactly pals, but when the dastardly “Ivan” (Yuri Kolokolnikov) and his henchmen start to take potshots at them, leaving carnage behind them in London and Amsterdam, our duo have to get their act together and start co-op…