Review of The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) by Movieznp — 09 Mar 2019

Did you want a non Marvel film with Deadpool and Nick Fury, Deadpool getting dissed by Fury? Well, here's one. .

Good : Samuel Jackson and Ryan Reynolds are the ultimate saving grace of the movie. They play an over exaggerated versions if their public persona, and that meshes with each other very well. SLJ is a complete savage, and Reynolds sells SLJ's savagery very well. They have a very good chemistry with each other. And most part of the movie is them doing these stuff. So, most part of it is very entertaining. Also, even though the material is too clichéd for an action comedy, the director does a very good job of keeping us interested in most of the sequences. Even though we can predict how a particular scene would end, we can get a full enjoyment out of it. Samuel Lawrence Jackson has dropped the mf bomb in many films and guys like me definitely loved it. Here, it's a lot less menacing and doesn't give a vibe of some bad s**t going to happen. But they are too f**king hilarious. This movie has some of the most hilarious uses of the word "motherf**ker". .

Bad : No matter how entertaining it was, but to the core, it's a simple and clichéd bromantic action comedy. The action sequences often felt like a build up for a joke, i.e., Sam Jac roasting Ryan. The romance feels totally off and the backstory for the romantic conflict is too cheesy. Whenever the supposedly funny part did not have any one of the two lead actors, it wasn't too funny. It tries to take itself too seriously at times, which doesn't feel so good. And most importantly, it absolutely WASTES Gary Oldman. He has got nothing to do in this film, other than showing up occasionally. He is a plain, one dimensional and forgettable villain of a typically clichéd film like this. Oldman wasn't needed for that role. .

Conclusion : It's a very entertaining film, with Sam Jac's lines landing perfectly, including every "motherf**ker". If you like the actors, you'll enjoy it. If not, it's bad. If the clichéd material is the first thing you notice, it's not gonna be a pleasant experience. .

Rating. .

Score : 7.