Stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel Jackson, Elodie Yang, Salma Hayek with Gary Oldman, Joaquim de Almeida, and Richard E Grant Directed by Patrick Hughes The movie’s conceit is in itself something of a gimmick. How or why does a hitman need a bodyguard? Well, what we end up with is a wannabe Midnight Run, complete with a nice little twangy electric guitar permeating through the second half of the movie, seemingly riffing on Danny Elfman’s score. Ryan Reynolds is the straight guy here, a professional bodyguard named Micheal Bryce, whose career has hit the skids when one of his clients was assassinated. Samuel L Jackson is the hyper-talkative hitman, Darius Kincaid, already in custody and is supposed to be taken to The Hague to testify against a ruthless despotic ruler, Vladislav Dukhovich (Gary Oldman). So that’s how the set-up works. When Interpol’s own officers get taken out in an ambush directed at Kincaid, Bryce gets called in by his ex-girlfriend (Elodie Yang) to deliver Kincaid to the Hague from London. Cue the shenanigans Director Patrick Hughes made the fairly excellent Red Hill before the adequately testosterone laden The Expendables 3. He continues to mange the action set-pieces here with some skill, delivering some solid chases throughout the film, a highlight being the Amsterdam sequence involving cars, motorcycle, and a speedboat. Hughes seems to also have a handle on his cast, although it may seem that corralling the likes of Reynolds and Jackson might be quite a task; they really seem to run riot and have fun with their roles. Still, the movie predictably entertains and the characters are what they are be it cliches or caricatures. It falls into the typical mismatched buddy comedy that we got lots of in the mid 80s, which also goes to say that if you want a really good version of this movie, go for Midnight Run. Otherwise, you’d be checking this out as a fan of either Reynolds or Jackson, or if you just want some time-killing entertaining action. 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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