Weak characters, a thin plot, and a few funny moments lead to a bland but inoffensive film. As far as action comedies go, we've seen far better, and we've seen far worse. "The Hitman's Bodyguard" finds itself somewhere in the unremarkable middle. Full Review | Original Score: 4/10 | May 19, 2022 Thanks to a sturdy control of tone and some deliciously wicked performances, it works like gangbusters despite its bare-bones plot and a weak villain. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 29, 2021  A fun but silly buddy movie that squeezes in some philosophy and romance too... Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 30, 2021 With violence too severe for the levity, and jokiness that doesn't feel authentic, it's difficult to appreciate either element, even when they're individually succeeding. Full Review | Original Score: 4/10 | Dec 5, 2020 Reynolds and Jackson are better than this generic material. Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 5, 2020 Strewing bullets and f-bombs around with larky abandon, The Hitman's Bodyguard is far too scattershot to live up to its movie precursors. Fortunately, the stars' odd-couple chemistry keeps the show on the road. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 19, 2020 Some films simply exist to give their audience a good time - The Hitman's Bodyguard gives its audience a great time. Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 9, 2020 None of its sins are so egregious that it deserves anyone's vitriol, but it never quite rises to the occasion to make those sins forgivable. Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 25, 2020 The Hitman's Bodyguard is an action-comedy live-action cartoon...the movie knows what it is and makes no bones about it. The action is over-the-top and full of clichés, but in an entertaining way. In fact, it's almost oddly comforting because of this. Full Review | Jul 17, 2020 Entertaining in spurts, overlong to a fault, and a total tonal mess, The Hitman's Bodyguard provides a momentary distraction, nothing more, and departs leaving little impression. Full Review | Original Score: C | Jul 1, 2020 To a degree, The Hitman's Bodyguard delivers exactly what it promises, it's just that what it promises has been done a million times before, and done better. Full Review | Mar 24, 2020 While Hitman's Bodyguard is cheap-looking and ugly as hell in spots, it plays like gangbusters when it works. I can't imagine any good reason to pay full price for this flick at the theaters. I laughed fairly frequently, and I was moderately entertained. Full Review | Feb 19, 2020 podcast review Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 11, 2020 With too much attention focused on its stars and too little on everything else, The Hitman's Bodyguard doesn't deliver enough to make this action-comedy memorable. Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 12, 2019 In the current onslaught of strange and often depressing news, there are worse things than seating ourselves in front of a special effects and cliche-driven celebrity vehicle. Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 18, 2019 If you don't mind sticking to its stupidities, its wild slapstick spirit and the effectiveness of its action scenes, you will discover one of the funniest movies of the year. [Full Review in Spanish] Full Review | Aug 13, 2019 The team of secondary actors that also shines, the multiple laughter that it causes, and Hughes' efforts to feed the film with a light message that turns it into something else than a simple empty show. [Full Review in Spanish] Full Review | Aug 12, 2019 Reynold's and Jackson were great choices and I certainly hope Lionsgate will be able to tap them to return for the sequel. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 5, 2019 The Hitman's Bodyguard features at least one tiresome car chase too many, and the final half-hour feels as if it's going to stretch into next week. But even these debits can't completely diminish the bullseye turns by the winsome protagonists. Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 21, 2019 The Hitman's Bodyguard has a great cast that look like they're having fun but not enough jokes to carry it through to the end. Full Review | Original Score: 4/10 | May 21, 2019 Load More Do you think we mischaracterized a critic's review? |
