While a lot of movie premises are promising, the execution is always the hard part. For instance, the premise for today's film, The Hitman's Bodyguard is something that could go horribly wrong if it embraced the wrong tone or cast the wrong people. Which is why I was delighted to see this trailer featuring an unexpected comedy duo of Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson with an R-rated action comedy focus.
The Gist
The movie's title lays things out nicely. Ryan Reynolds is a bodyguard for hire assigned to keep Samuel L. Jackson's master assassin alive. However, Jackson isn't thrilled about a babysitter, despite the number of armed men coming his way. What appears to follow is a series of misadventures as the duo attempts to stay alive.
Hard R-Rating & Goofy as Hell
Apparently looking to cash-in on the piles of money you make when you give Ryan Reynolds a license to curse, this movie looks like a lost Shane Black movie with tons of cursing and violence for the adult kids. After a slow start it looks like we're gonna get a ton of shootouts, car chases, and more wreaking havoc in some nice European locations. Add in the banter between Reynolds and Jackson and a generally goofball tone to potentially dark material and I'm all in.
Notably Self-Aware
When you set your absurd movie's trailer to Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" in a movie with "Bodyguard" in the title, you're doing something right. Granted this is mostly meant to juxtapose the violence happening on screen but other lines like Reynolds saying Jackson's character has "ruined the word motherf***er" is gloriously on the nose.What Is Salma Hayek's Role
It's great to see Hayek in her ass-kicking shoes once again, but considering her moment in the trailer is a brief and violent snippet, I'm very curious whose side she's on and what her role is moving forward.
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