Genre:
Comedy and Action
Director:
Patrick Hughes
Writer:
Tom O’Connor
Editor:
Jake Roberts
Cinematographer:
Jules O’Loughlin
Animator:
Borislav Dimitrov
Post
Credit Extra: Yes
Rated:
R
Michael Bryce, a down on his luck bodyguard, gets himself a new
client. His new client, hit man named Darius Kincaid, is the only witness left
to testify against a powerful Dictator. A clock is ticking,
hopefully they’ll be able to make it without killing each other first.
I saw the trailer to ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ back in June while
waiting to meet up with friends to see the ‘Wonder Woman’. I was really excited
to see Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson in action. This was my
second time watching a film by myself in theaters. The two main actors have
good chemistry with their funny arguments. Michael, the go by the plan guy,
‘boring is safe’; while Darius goes with the flow, ‘when life gives you (poop),
you make Kool-aid’. It was an interesting story how basically Darius
would be hired to kill Michael’s client in the past. It’s a nice action
pack comedy with some heart to heart.
The Director’s previous work was ‘The Expendables 3’ so
there’s some cool fight scenes. The Fight choreography flow out
just like blood. You get it. There’s a lot of blood, so be ready for
bullets being flown everywhere. Patrick Hughes also directed a short
called ‘Signs’ which deals with love. ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ deals with love as
Michael deals with his feeling for his ex-girlfriend, a police officer, and
Darius testifying to free his wife, Sonia.
Darius and Sonia’s relationship is strange, but touching at the
same time. Sonia describes her husband as a cockroach. She's proven
right throughout the film as Darius escapes through the cracks and is
difficult to kill.
The ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’, is Tom O’Conner’s second film to write.
His first film, ‘Fire with Fire’ which has a similar aspect to ‘Hitman’s
Bodyguard’ with testifying against a dangerous man. The story has a
nice amount of various feels with some action, comedy, a bit about love, and
morality. Also, a lot of cussing since we are talking about Samuel L. Jackson
and Ryan Reynolds. A great summer film to catch with friends, or
enjoy by yourself.
The song Samuel L. Jackson sings in the film is also played during
the credits. He has a couple of moments to show off his singing abilities,
along with Ryan Reynolds too. It’s cool to see how lot of the main
characters played comic book characters with Deadpool becoming the bodyguard
of Nick Fury. Elodie Yung plays Amelia Roussel, Michael’s ex-girlfriend,
who plays Elektra Natchios in ‘Daredevil’ and ‘The Defenders’. Gary
Oldman who plays the Antagonist plays Lt. James Gordon in Christopher
Nolan’s Batman Trilogy.
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