Without Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson, The Hitman’s Bodyguard probably wouldn’t be watchable as a film. The script is generic, the action scenes are only decent and there’s this weird tone in the film where Gary Oldman’s bad guy character seems more suited for a serious film than a comedy. Despite all those issues, I still found myself enjoying the film. And that’s because this film basically just lets Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson be themselves and that is more than enough for a few laughs.
The plot is simple, Michael Bryce (Reynolds) is a (former) "Triple-A" rated executive protection agent (bodyguard). His ex, Interpol agent Amelia Roussel (Elodie Yung) calls him up with an urgent request after her Interpol convoy escorting assassin Darius Kincaid (Jackson) to court is attacked. Kincaid is the star witness in the trial against former dictator Vladislav Dukhovich (Oldman). Dukhovich is using all of his resources to stop Kincaid from making it to court. Bryce and Kincaid ar
