The Hitman's Bodyguard

R

Released Aug 18, 2017

1 hr. 58 min.

Action

Comedy

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The world's top protection agent is called upon to guard the life of his mortal enemy, one of the world's most notorious hit men. The relentless bodyguard and manipulative assassin have been on the opposite end of the bullet for years and are thrown together for a wildly outrageous 24 hours. During their journey from England to the Hague, they encounter high-speed car chases, outlandish boat escapades and a merciless Eastern European dictator who is out for blood.

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Critics Consensus

The Hitman's Bodyguard coasts on Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds' banter -- but doesn't get enough mileage to power past an overabundance of action-comedy clichés.

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Kyle

The action scenes were great and the comedy was unstoppable!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/24/21

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Mitch C

Ignore the negative reviews. This is a fun, fun, fun ride from beginning to end. It's major strength is the humorous back and forth between Renolds and Jackson. And Gary Oldman brings back his Airforce One" Russian bad guy" act to perfection. Incredible car chases just keep on comin' and yes, the body count may exceed any Stallone/Arnold flick, but so what? This is pure comic book "suspend your disbelief" stuff. Enjoy!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Larry L

I find it hard to believe that the critics gave this such a bad review. This is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen thanks to Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson. It's a must see I've watched it more than once. I just love it. I will be buying this dvd. It's a keeper.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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Augustine J

The Hitman's Bodyguard is a good action comedy. Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson have a great rapport. The action is very thrilling although it's very generic. The best scenes are the ones where Reynolds and Jackson are just slinging insults at each other. Other than that the movie is pretty vanilla. Gary Oldman plays the most bland villain ever. All of the other side characters, with the exception of Salma Hayek character, are so uninteresting. However the chemistry between the two leads still manage to keep the film afloat. For that chemistry the movie is well worth the watch. Go to Freevee and watch this fun movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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Cash S

The Hitman's Bodyguard is really fun. Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson are great in this, and they work so good off of each other. Salma Hayek also adds some hilarious moments in here. This movie has some absolutely hilarious moments throughout. Some of the action sequences in here are really great. The film does a good at developing the relationship between Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson's characters, and you really like seeing them annoy each other. I will say that the story is very simplistic, maybe to simplistic for it's own good, to the point where I actually forgot what why Samuel L. Jackson was being chased at one point. I also feel like some of the humor didn't land as well as it could've. This doesn't have a particularly great or unique story, but it is wildly entertaining, and has some solid action and laughs.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Jimmy T

Still one of my favorites. The action and dialog just makes it so entertaining.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Patrick Hughes

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Ryan Reynolds

Michael Bryce

Samuel L. Jackson

Darius Kincaid

Gary Oldman

Vladislav Dukhovich

Salma Hayek

Sonia Kincaid

Elodie Yung

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

It's a crassly violent comic book, an insane bit of violence and bloodshed overflowing in crude one-liners, car chases, explosions and random jolts of gunfire.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 22, 2017

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

The Hitman's Bodyguard wasted its talented stars and served up a slop that is best watched on a long-haul flight, sandwiched between some non-Pixar animation and a weepy romance with a dying female lead.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 31, 2017

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

Outwardly it's all as mindless as can be.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 30, 2017

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Daniel Howat

Next Best Picture

Weak characters, a thin plot, and a few funny moments lead to a bland but inoffensive film. As far as action comedies go, we've seen far better, and we've seen far worse. "The Hitman's Bodyguard" finds itself somewhere in the unremarkable middle.

Rated: 4/10

May 19, 2022

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Drew Dietsch

FANDOM

Thanks to a sturdy control of tone and some deliciously wicked performances, it works like gangbusters despite its bare-bones plot and a weak villain.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 29, 2021

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Larry Bartleet

NME (New Musical Express)

A fun but silly buddy movie that squeezes in some philosophy and romance too...

Rated: 4/5

Jun 30, 2021

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Synopsis

The world's top protection agent is called upon to guard the life of his mortal enemy, one of the world's most notorious hit men. The relentless bodyguard and manipulative assassin have been on the opposite end of the bullet for years and are thrown together for a wildly outrageous 24 hours. During their journey from England to the Hague, they encounter high-speed car chases, outlandish boat escapades and a merciless Eastern European dictator who is out for blood.

Director: Patrick Hughes
Executive Producer: Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, Jason Bloom, Douglas Urbanski, Jeffrey Greenstein, Yariv Lerner, Christine Otal, Christa Campbell, Lati Grobman, Matthew Milam, Scott Einbinder
Screenwriter: Tom O'Connor
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Nu Boyana Film Studios, Campbell Grobman Films
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 18, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $75.4M
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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