The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
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The Hitman’s Bodyguard
Overview:
The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
Cast:
- Michael Bryce: Ryan Reynolds
- Darius Kincaid: Samuel L. Jackson
- Vladislav Dukhovich: Gary Oldman
- Sonia Kincaid: Salma Hayek Pinault
- Amelia Roussel: Elodie Yung
- Seifert: Richard E. Grant
- Foucher: Joaquim de Almeida
- Rebecca Harr: Kirsty Mitchell
- Ivan: Yuri Kolokolnikov
- Garrett: Sam Hazeldine
- Livitin: Mikhail Gorevoy
- Moreno: Barry Atsma
- ICC Lead Judge: Georgie Glen
- Renata Casoria: Tine Joustra
- Interpol Agent: Joséphine de la Baume
- Petr Asimov: Rod Hallett
- Flowerstall Clerk: Abbey Hoes
- Vacklin: Ori Pfeffer
- CO19 Officer: Lee Nicholas Harris
- Mrs. Asimov: Nadia Konakchieva
- ICC Court Clerk: Noortje Herlaar
- Garrett’s Officer: Chris Brazier
- Interpol Agent: Alan McKenna
- Sonia’s Cell Mate: Donna Preston
- Cashier: Nikolay Stanoev
- Dukhovich Merc: Renars Latkovskis
- Coventry Police Officer: Samantha Bolter
- Hacker Merc: Alexander Mercury
- Nun Driver: Russell De Rozario
- Amsterdam Bartender: Antoin Cox
- Dutch Cop: Nicolas de Pruyssenaere
- Zidane: Mounir Margoum
- Preacher Murderer: Velimir Velev
- Speedboat Owner: Bruno Salgueiro
- Goran: Marko Mandić
- Fabio: Vladimir Vladimirov
- Widow: Zlatka Raikova
- Zidane’s Soldier: Hristo Petkov
- Semi-Truck Driver: Stilyan Mavrov
- Doctor: Ulyana Chan
- Burly Guard: Ilian Emanviov
- ICC Judge: Chris Wilson
- Policeman Lawyer: Stuart Whelan
- Lawyer: Atul Sharma
- Pedestrian: Tamara Sharpe
- Lawyer: Bharat Mistri
- Defence Stenographer: Halima Nagori
- Cyclist: Truus de Boer
- Interpol Guard: Mark Christopher Collins
- Guard (uncredited): Ivan Kostadinov
- Interpol Agent (uncredited): Patrick Hughes
- ADR voice: Sander Jan Klerk
Crew:
- Stunts: Chuck Borden
- Standby Property Master: Kevin Day
- Stunt Coordinator: Greg Powell
- Executive Producer: Boaz Davidson
- Director: Patrick Hughes
- Writer: Tom O’Connor
- Executive Producer: Jason Bloom
- Executive Producer: Tom de Mol
- Executive Producer: Christa Campbell
- Co-Producer: William Paul Clark
- Line Producer: Mark Birmingham
- Casting: Mariana Stansheva
- Co-Executive Producer: Marcel de Block
- Producer: David Ellison
- Production Design: Russell De Rozario
- Casting: Elaine Grainger
- Producer: Les Weldon
- Line Producer: Valentin Dimitrov
- Set Decoration: Orlin Grozdanov
- Set Decoration: Claire Nia Richards
- Costume Design: Stephanie Collie
- Original Music Composer: Atli Örvarsson
- Director of Photography: Jules O’Loughlin
- Editor: Jake Roberts
- Camera Operator: Neven Mihailova
- Gaffer: Hristo Idakiev
- Armorer: Charles Bodycomb
- Script Supervisor: Stefania Velichkova
- Unit Publicist: Katherine McCormack
- Art Direction: Paula Loos
- Art Direction: Katie Money
- Art Direction: Jan Rutgers
- Supervising Art Director: Ivan Ranghelov
- Art Department Coordinator: Anna Hadzhieva
- Camera Operator: Ivo Peitchev
- Still Photographer: Jack English
- Set Costumer: Didi Tzvetkova
- Second Unit Director of Photography: Lorenzo Senatore
- Supervising Art Director: Tim Blake
- Second Unit Director of Photography: Alan Stewart
- Costume Supervisor: Fleur Enderberg
- Rigging Gaffer: Tony Hayes
- Script Supervisor: Lizzie Pritchard
- Aerial Director of Photography: Adam Dale
- Key Grip: Ian Bird
- Russian Arm Operator: Jasper Leeman
- Costume Supervisor: Georgi Petrov Yakimov
- Art Direction: Rebecca Milton
- Costume Supervisor: Anna Gelinova
- Steadicam Operator: Georgi Raykov
- Key Costumer: Vyarka Sirkova
- Camera Operator: Kiril Valchanov
- Key Grip: John Connon
- Property Master: Dirk Buchmann
- Assistant Costume Designer: Ellen Crawshaw
- Set Costumer: Anna Filipova
- Title Designer: Matt Curtis
- Property Master: Paul Oatway
- Costume Supervisor: Beth Lewis
- Art Direction: Arta Tozzi
- Gaffer: Shawn White
- Assistant Art Director: Louise Lannen
- Camera Operator: Rolf Dekens
- Aerial Coordinator: Lucia Foster Found
- Drone Operator: Dani Rose
- Gaffer: Erik Van Wouden
- Set Costumer: Nadya Dobrikova
- Key Grip: Georgi Petkov
- Armorer: Tom Ralphs
- Armory Coordinator: Ben Rothwell
- Armorer: Faujja Singh
- Hairstylist: Sally Crouch
- Foley: Sue Harding
- Hairstylist: Rachael Speke
- Foley: Jason Swanscott
- Sound Effects Editor: Luke Gentry
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Nick Peshunoff
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Justin M. Davey
- Visual Effects Editor: Desislava Lazarova
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Veselina Georgieva
- Special Effects Supervisor: Sam Conway
- Key Hair Stylist: Jacqueline Hoogendijk
- ADR Editor: Timothy Siddall
- Digital Intermediate: Isabel Zippert
- Makeup Department Head: Fae Hammond
- Foley: Jack Stew
- Digital Intermediate: Otto Rodd
- Special Effects Supervisor: Ivo Jivkov
- Special Effects Coordinator: Tez Palmer
- Special Effects Supervisor: Rick Wiessenhaan
- Special Effects Coordinator: Elena Zhekova
- Sound Recordist: Sil Stranders
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Iveta Tsvetkova
- Music Supervisor: Selena Arizanovic
- Foley Editor: Kevin Penney
- Digital Intermediate: Ben-Roy Turner
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Yuliya Manolova
- Music Editor: John Warhurst
- Sound Designer: Ben Meechan
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tim Cavagin
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Georgi Garnevski
- Visual Effects Editor: Nikolay Pachov
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Dafydd Archard
- First Assistant Editor: Alex Fenn
- Supervising Sound Editor: Dominic Gibbs
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Vanya Benelinova
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Kiril Georgiev
- Visual Effects Editor: Daniel Ivanov
- Animation: Borislav Dimitrov
- Visual Effects Producer: Danail Hadzhiyski
- Stunts: Joe Watts
- Stunt Double: Dessy Slavova
- Second Unit Director: Kristina Sakizli
- Stunt Driver: Ivo Vuchkov
- Stunt Double: Adam Brashaw
- Stunt Double: Cali Nelle
- Stunt Double: Kiante Elam
- Stunt Double: Venice Smith
- Stunt Coordinator: Amy Stares
- Stunt Double: Aidan Brindle
- Stunts: Robert Eleveld
- Special Effects Technician: Ana McKillop
- Special Effects Technician: Jack Longmate
Catogories:
Action,Comedy,Crime,Thriller
These add-ons are astonishing.
Everyone’s out to get them… If they don’t kill each other first.
Language:
Français,English,Pусский
Production:
Bulgaria,Canada,France,Hong Kong,Netherlands,United States of America
Company:
Campbell Grobman Films,East Light Media,Nu Boyana Film Studios,Tom de Mol Productions,Summit Entertainment,Millennium Media,Davis Films,Cristal Pictures,Lionsgate,TIK Films
Popularity:
76.658
Date:
2017-08-16
Year:
2017
- garethmb: For professional Bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds), life is good. As an elite member of his craft, he is well paid and lives a very good life keeping high-profile targets safe the world over. When things unexpectedly take a turn we find Michael two years on having hit the skids and struggling to claw his way back to prominence in the new film “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”.
Things become complicated for Michael as a despotic tyrant named Dukhovich (Gary Oldman) is on trial for war crimes and countless atrocities, and is about to go free due to removing all those who would be able to testify against him with credible evidence. That is with the exception of one Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson). Darius is incarcerated but makes a deal to testify in exchange for his wife (Selma Hayek), being granted freedom. Darius knows he is a marked man but takes the chance and under the watch of Interpol Agent Roussel (Elodie Yung), they set off.
Naturally things do not go as planned and the two find themselves fleeing for their lives with numerous deadly assassins hot on their heels. Unsure who she can trust, Roussel calls in Michael even though they have some seriously unresolved issues about one another that destroyed their previous relationship. Further complicating matters is the history Michael and Darius share which makes them naturally hostile to one another.
Nevertheless, Michael and Darius set off to reach the courtroom but the imposed deadline and face numerous dangers and hilarious situations along the way.
Jackson and Reynolds work very well with one another and their banter and chiding comes across as very natural. The jokes come more often than I expected but the film is very much an action film, and the sequences are intense, funny, and gripping, especially and extended chase and fight sequence along the canals and shopping district of Amsterdam.
While some may say that the film is just a variation on the Buddy Cop genre of old, the strong cast and the winning mix of jokes and action make the film a very pleasant surprise and one of my more enjoyable films of 2017. It was a highly-enjoyable thrill ride and one of the best films this summer.
If you are a fan of action, comedies, and the pairing of Jackson and Reynolds, do not miss this film.
4 stars out of 5. - Gimly: _The Hitman’s Bodyguard_ is getting absolutely flensed by the critics, including several of whom I personally value the opinion of very highly. But when it comes to _The Hitman’s Bodyguard_, I gotta flat out disagree. It’s not out here changing lives for the better, and it’s hardly gonna ride out the year on a palanquin of Oscar nominations, but I had a seriously enjoyable time with The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Jackson and Reynolds worked. The leads and their respective romantic entanglements worked. Most of all, director Patrick Hughes worked his ass of to blend comedy, action and romance and have it pay off. This isn’t Hughes’ best work though, if you want to see that, check out 2010’s _Red Hill_.
_Final rating:★★★ – I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
- Reno: **Once upon a time two sworn enemies teamed up!**
Maybe the critics are right, but like usual, I don’t have to agree with them. This is a nice film, not a great film as a few people lauding. It is entertaining. All the stunts were good, comedies were good enough, but the basic plot itself a cliche. Yes, anybody aged 20+ would surely have seen many similar storied films. It’s just in another time with another cast and crew. They had promoted it so well. So the result was incredible. But in reality JUST one time watchable film with not expecting serious laughs.
Initially I thought it could be this year’s ‘The Nice Guys’, and they are about to repeat the same magic of Crowe and Gosling duo. But it was different. Too hard hitting, just what Tarantino fans would like to have. Besides, their guy, Samuel L. Jackson is here. Both the leads were good. That does not mean they have saved the film. That’s an assumption of fanboys. Luck could be another factor!
It was about a hitman in capture decides to give an important testimony in the International Criminal Court against a powerful man. So now the bad guys are after him in his every move from England to Holland. A demoted bodyguard takes the job to safely get him to his destination. Their journey begins where they are going to encounter a series of obstacles and they finally make it where a major twist comes in before the end.
As I said, this is no special, except the way they have presented on the screen makes the difference. But again, not all films are lucky in that criteria as this one. It is like one in a 20-25 films. So if your objective is timepass, then this will do just fine. There could be a sequel, probably prequel seems a nice idea. But I’m not sure whether I want it or not. I’ll just be happy if they do!
_7/10_
- Manuel São Bento: a
- BlackSails: Good old-school entertainment, so much so that I thought it was from earlier 2000s rather than 2017.
