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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 16 Aug 2017

Nothing in The Hitman's Bodyguard is original nor surprising…

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By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 16 Aug 2017

Therein lies both the appeal and the problem with Patrick Hughes' lightning-edited, instantly forgettable, Guy-Ritchie-lite ode to exploitative…

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By Jonathan W. Hickman (551) for Daily Film Fix (355) on 16 Aug 2017

Not self-aware enough, or not serious enough, The Hitman's Bodyguard fails to find its cinematic identity even as the stars know that they…

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By Jeanne Kaplan (738) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 16 Aug 2017

It's strictly a summer popcorn movie, deftly directed by Patrick Hughes, and the screenplay by Tom O'Connor contains enough humor to keep it…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Movie Mom (753) on 16 Aug 2017

They quip, shoot, and punch their merry way through a buddy-cop action comedy so generic it may have been created by algorithm…

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By Soren Andersen (496) for The Seattle Times (964) on 16 Aug 2017

Reynolds is playing what amounts to the straight man to Jackson’s bad boy, and the back-and-forth between the two, with his character stewing…

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By Jamie East (261) for The Sun (UK) (932) on 16 Aug 2017

This is dumb as mince, noisy as hell, not quite as good as it thinks it is, but good nonetheless…

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By Andy Psyllides (52) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 16 Aug 2017

There are plenty of times when director Patrick Hughes seems to be doing his damnedest to spoil the party, but in the end star power and on-screen…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 16 Aug 2017

A movie that replicates, step by formulaic step, the familiar and now oddly dated template of the inter-racial buddy movies of the Eighties…

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By Matt Singer (625) for ScreenCrush (954) on 16 Aug 2017

The Hitman’s Bodyguard is not the best movie of the summer, but it is easily its most pleasant surprise…

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By Terry Staunton (141) for Radio Times (2,421) on 16 Aug 2017

Bad guys and authority figures are painted in predictably broad brush strokes, but Tom O'Connor's script is laugh-out-loud hilarious when it…

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 16 Aug 2017

This odd couple romp is so dumb and shows such disregard for human life that it beggars belief…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 16 Aug 2017

The Hitman’s Bodyguard simply doesn’t put in the effort, with the result that almost every aspect of the film proves wildly irritating,…

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By Sara Stewart (700) for New York Post (6,650) on 16 Aug 2017

Interspersed with the gore is banter between the leads, who fall into a predictable odd-couple pairing of fussy (Reynolds) and gonzo (Jackson)…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 16 Aug 2017

The Hitman's Bodyguard is the cinematic equivalent of a guilty burger drive-thru meal when dinner is too wearisome to contemplate…

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 16 Aug 2017

No one does a better ironic slow burn than Ryan, and no one demonstrates a more ferocious joie de vivre than Jackson…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 16 Aug 2017

The Hitman's Bodyguard is an ugly, repetitive, and nihilistic piece of supposed entertainment…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 16 Aug 2017

The Hitman’s Bodyguard would have been much funnier because, on paper, Tom O’Connor’s script was probably a scream…

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By Matt Goldberg (248) for Collider (1,032) on 16 Aug 2017

Not every film has to be a game-changer, and The Hitman's Bodyguard is more than happy to play a familiar game…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 16 Aug 2017

O'Connor's recycling of cliches is meant to be read as retro homage, but if the violent action comedy goes nowhere new, Reynolds, Jackson and…

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