Review of The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) by Ittiaces — 23 Aug 2017

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this movie considering the poor reviews it's been getting. OK so it's definitely not a masterpiece and the best thing about it by far are it's stars, Reynolds and Jackson. The story is pretty flat but these guys manage to keep it entertaining throughout. As an unlikely duo, in my opinion, they actually played off each other very well. Salma Hayek has a superb cameo and I would loved to have seen more of her, she was hilarious! Gary Oldman showed up and just blew everyone else off the screen as you'd expect from such a veteran. As for the negatives, aside from the paper thin plot, some of the cast disappointed. Elodie Yung as Ryan's love interest was incredibly wooden and obviously so next to the much more experienced leads. Her character was meant to be a tough FBI agent and she did not manage to portray that at all. Honestly, I feel the blame lies more with miscasting than anything else. There were some action scenes towards the end of the film where the audio soundtrack was completely out of balance with the sound fx. It jarred so much it utterly distracted me and I've never made that complaint before.

Overall, I'd recommended this movie if you're a Reynolds or Jackson fan or if you want some good laughs without having to turn your brain on for a bit. Don't get too taken in by the blah reviews, I found it pretty entertaining, lighthearted and definitely worth a look.