Review of Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) by Marujovi — 26 Jun 2021

Those Who Wish Me Dead was entertaining, but it could have been better. It reminded me of The Accountant (funny thing is that Bernthal is the assassin in that movie) but without the Batman-like action sequences. A forensic accountant discovers something he didn't have to and now he's in danger, but instead of going to a journalists and making everything public, he puts other people in danger by taking his problems to his brother-in-law-soon-to-be-father and the assassins discovered that by just looking at a picture on the wall (how convenient) and the accountant's plan goes to hell, he dies and thanks to him other 2 innocent people. I don't know how is the police in places like that, but they are not that good and not enough. Sheridan used Jon Bernthal again as the sweet guy that has a beautiful relationship with his partner and later dies. It broke my heart because his wife is pregnant and their daughter won't have a father. Medina Senghore stole the movie! She was so badass! More badass than the freaking Punisher and Angelina Jolie. Jolie's character story arc wasn't that interesting, she feels guilty for a big mistake in the past and spends all the movie crying because of that and the kid was the way to redeem that mistake. Hannah had superhero powers or something because she survived a fall and a lightning strike with no medical intervention! Finn Little great actor, he delivered every single line and emotion, he has a good future as an actor.

The assassins end up being dumb as always and that's why they didn't win. I love that the pregnant woman and the kid were smarter than them. Overall the movie was good, if you love seeing things getting burned, this is your movie.