“The Hitman’s Bodyguard”

Samuel Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, Gary Oldman and Salma Hayek…..what could possibly go wrong?  Pretty much everything!  I was sure that this would be a fun romp of a film and settled in for it all to unfold.  After thirty minutes or so I started to squirm.

Ryan Reynolds plays a self described “AAA Security” bodyguard who has a job go terribly wrong and along with it his reputation.  While nibbling for dollars guarding lowlifes, he gets a call from an old flame played by the lovely Elodie Yung.  His task is to deliver notorious hit man Darius Kincaid (Samuel Jackson) to testify in The Hague against a Belarus war criminal played by perennial madman, Gary Oldman.

So far, so good.  It’s all downhill from there.  The majority of the film revolves around chase scenes and killings.  I enjoy all of that but this movie relies on that alone for its energy with terrible dialogue alongside.  Profanity is a given in much of today’s entertainment but this film takes it to a whole new unnecessary level.  F bombs are tossed around from everyone in the cast to the point of ludicrousness.  Even Salma Hayek joins in the bombardment.

While there a a few (very few) funny lines to be had, overall I found the experience to be tiresome and pretty much a waste of time.  My advice, skip this one and stay tuned for a much better film, hopefully “Wind River” which just opened in a few theaters.