Michael Bryce, a protection agent, is tasked with protecting Darius Kincaid, one of the world's most famous assassinsMichael Bryce, a protection agent, is tasked with protecting Darius Kincaid, one of the world's most famous assassinsMichael Bryce, a protection agent, is tasked with protecting Darius Kincaid, one of the world's most famous assassins
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- 1 win & 8 nominations
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- TriviaThe song that Kincaid and the nuns are singing together in the van (much to Bryce's annoyance) is a 19th-century Italian traditional drinking song named "Bevilo Tutto", which encourages everyone to 'drink it all up'.
- GoofsWhen Professor Asimov testified at the trial that Dukhovich killed his wife and child, Dukhovich's attorney objected that this was hearsay and the court granted the objection and excluded the testimony. The testimony was not hearsay. Hearsay is testifying about what someone else said happened. Asimov was testifying about events that he directly witnessed and the testimony should have been allowed.
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Michael Bryce: This guy single-handedly ruined the word "motherfucker."
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the credits there's an outtake with Ryan Reynolds having to wait for church bells to stop ringing.
- Alternate versionsThere are two versions available, the general theatrical release, and one edited for release in China. Runtimes are, respectively, "1h 58m (118 min)" and "1h 52m (112 min) (Mainland China Censored Version) (China)".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sean Chandler Talks About: The Hitman's Bodyguard Movie Review (2017)
- SoundtracksSittin' and Cryin' the Blues
Performed by Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon
Written by Willie Dixon
Published by BMG Bumblebee (BMI) obo Hoochie Coochie Music (BMI)
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Featured review
Plot: The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
This is a very underrated action comedy, this is more of a throwback to 90s action comedies which I love to death. I just came out of the screening of this and can't wait to see it again and pay for it. The story is well told and well written. Ryan Reynolds gives his best performance as Michael Bryce (yes I like this more than Deadpool),Samuel L Jackson gives one of his best performances in a long time, I was worried because I thought he would go overboard with his famous curse word but he didn't and I'm glad. The supporting cast are also very good especially Gary Oldman reprising his Air Force One performance but not as over the top, Elodie Yung who was very likable, and Salma Hayek who is just as funny as Jackson. The action is mostly well handled especially the chase scenes which were very exciting and fun. The fight scenes were decent but they used too much shaky cam at times which are the main reason why I gave this an 8 and not a 9 along with them maybe cutting out 10 minutes but that's it.
Overall, The Hit-man's Bodyguard is a very good and underrated action comedy that deserves to be seen if you're a fan of 90s action comedies because this is a love letter to them. It has a good story, a good heart, mostly likable characters(you can't say that Jackson is likable along with Hayek but that's the point.), really good action, and a good soundtrack. This is what I want Hollywood to make not a lot of the franchise movies, more movies like this which didn't need a big budget to be exciting. Go see it if you have a chance, you won't regret it.
This is a very underrated action comedy, this is more of a throwback to 90s action comedies which I love to death. I just came out of the screening of this and can't wait to see it again and pay for it. The story is well told and well written. Ryan Reynolds gives his best performance as Michael Bryce (yes I like this more than Deadpool),Samuel L Jackson gives one of his best performances in a long time, I was worried because I thought he would go overboard with his famous curse word but he didn't and I'm glad. The supporting cast are also very good especially Gary Oldman reprising his Air Force One performance but not as over the top, Elodie Yung who was very likable, and Salma Hayek who is just as funny as Jackson. The action is mostly well handled especially the chase scenes which were very exciting and fun. The fight scenes were decent but they used too much shaky cam at times which are the main reason why I gave this an 8 and not a 9 along with them maybe cutting out 10 minutes but that's it.
Overall, The Hit-man's Bodyguard is a very good and underrated action comedy that deserves to be seen if you're a fan of 90s action comedies because this is a love letter to them. It has a good story, a good heart, mostly likable characters(you can't say that Jackson is likable along with Hayek but that's the point.), really good action, and a good soundtrack. This is what I want Hollywood to make not a lot of the franchise movies, more movies like this which didn't need a big budget to be exciting. Go see it if you have a chance, you won't regret it.
- jonathanmark-77048
- Aug 14, 2017
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- Duro de cuidar
- Filming locations
- Nieuwe Achtergracht, Amsterdam, The Netherlands(street scenes)
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- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $75,468,583
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,384,504
- Aug 20, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $183,431,147
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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