No. 56 (2021) THE HITMAN'S WIFE'S BODYGUARD July 10th.

 

Film No. 56 (2021) July 10th.  5:30 PM  FENWICK CINEMAS Cine 2,  Esperance.

"We need guns. We need boats and we need them!". (Bryce recites the dialogue in answer to a question he knows not what the answer is).

I have not seen the first in this franchise (THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD 2017). I didn't realise this film was indeed preceded by another. May I reinforce the fact that there is no need to catch the 2017 model to appreciate this offering. That is of course if "appreciate" is the key word here.

Ryan Reynolds is Michael Bryce, a bodyguard of note. We meet him in the opening scenes, inside  his mind, in play back mode. He's accepted an international award as an AAA bodyguard. Academy Award style. His dream comes due to the baggage he carries from the the F**k Ups from his previous exploits. So the film proceeds to give us its chaotic explanation. With a bit of Deadpool (dialogue) and Wick (death by choreography).

On the positive side, Reynolds, Hayek and Jackson are genuinely funny in the odd scene; in a Three Stooges type of way. Banderas laughed all the way to the bank for his wooden effort, but that's not his fault. Boy, did director Hughes (RED HILL) waste his talent! 

HWB is all about keeping the masses interested in coming to the cinema, where the popcorn, ice-cream and fizzy drink are the products that keeps the multiplexes profitable. HWB has recouped its budget and did it in a couple of months. That's got to be good. And best of all, for so many filmgoers, they know what they are getting here.  7GUMS.