Tough brutal action comedy, you might think The Hit-man's Bodyguard was written by Shane Black, creator of the Lethal Weapon films.
Ryan Reynolds is Michael Bryce, a strictly by the book executive bodyguard for the rich and famous who lost his triple A rating when his wealthy client got killed while he was meant to protect him.
Samuel L Jackson is Darius Kincaid, a dangerous contract killer who lives on his wits and luck.
Kincaid is due to go to The Hague to be a star witness at the war crimes tribunal against the dictator of Belarus (Gary Oldman) but his Interpol protectors are attacked and Bryce is called in to assist him.
Much of action takes place in England and Amsterdam. The language is coarse, Reynolds and Jackson make a good team but this is not a very original film as you think of movies such as Midnight Run and Lethal Weapon. Jackson does his usual MF shtick and Oldman just reprises his villain from Airforce One.
Parts of the movie is ridiculously contrived such as Jackson just driving up to the hardware store after Reynolds kills a henchman.
Ryan Reynolds is Michael Bryce, a strictly by the book executive bodyguard for the rich and famous who lost his triple A rating when his wealthy client got killed while he was meant to protect him.
Samuel L Jackson is Darius Kincaid, a dangerous contract killer who lives on his wits and luck.
Kincaid is due to go to The Hague to be a star witness at the war crimes tribunal against the dictator of Belarus (Gary Oldman) but his Interpol protectors are attacked and Bryce is called in to assist him.
Much of action takes place in England and Amsterdam. The language is coarse, Reynolds and Jackson make a good team but this is not a very original film as you think of movies such as Midnight Run and Lethal Weapon. Jackson does his usual MF shtick and Oldman just reprises his villain from Airforce One.
Parts of the movie is ridiculously contrived such as Jackson just driving up to the hardware store after Reynolds kills a henchman.