This is a dire film. It came highly recommended by a friend who I know (a) has recommended great films and TV shows in the past; and (b) has recommended terrible films and TV shows in the past. There is no middle ground - great or terrible. The Hitman's Bodyguard is one of the terrible ones.
Everything is a cliche. There is nothing new to see here.
The action isn't even very good. Every move is telegraphed at least a minute ahead so that you don't miss anything... or get surprised.
The main characters are rubbish. The only one vaguely interesting is Salma Hayek's. And she isn't in it very much.
Luckily for Gary Oldman, his character isn't in it much either... although every minute is a minute too much. Even a great actor like Oldman can't give life to a character this badly written.
Ryan Reynolds and Samuel Jackson play their roles as cheap mash-ups of previous performances. The similarities between Bryce and Deadpool could only be more obvious if he actually wore a red suit. Kincaid is just a mess of all the bad guys that Jackson has done in the last 5 years... with some Mace Windu zen wisdom on the side.
It's. Just. All. Bad.
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