Stars Taran Killam, Alison Tolman, Bobby Moynihan, Aaron Yoo, Steve Bacic, Alex Duncan, Peter Kelamis, with Cobie Smulders and Arnold Schwarzenegger Directed by Taran Killam Despite Arnold Scwarzenegger’s name and faced plastered all over the ads and posters for this film, he’s barely in the picture. His titular Gunther, however, looms large over the proceedings as a somewhat second rate hitman, Blake (Taran Killam), rounds up several other hired killers in an attempt to take out the reputed ‘greatest’ hitman in the world, that being Gunther. He also decides to commit this particular endeavour to film in the form of a documentary. Of course, when Gunther gets wind of the little plot against him, things don’t go easy for the increasingly hapless assassins. SNL writer and performer Killam manages to create humorous situations out of the plot including a few segues away from the core conceit just to keep thing interesting and the pace flowing. Even Blake’s motives are brought into question. Once Schwarzenegger comes in, he (and Gunther by default) practically hijack the movie, and it’s clear the big guy is having a hell of a fun time with this role. As an action / comedy, it’s a decent waste of time. there’s nothing profound or deep, but it is entertaining for the most part, surpassing much top the silly frat humour that seems to permeate many other comedies these days. The documentary format manages to work tot he benefit of the film for a while, but it also means that you miss out on some of the action as the camera crew run and duck for cover… as one might expect to do so if they’re following a bunch of crazy assassins around. Just don’t expect too much and you might have a good time with this one. Rating: **1/2 /5 Find the best online deals here. | Barnes and Noble | Google Play Store | Book Depository Discover more about the books here. Please Support.
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