Despite the talents of Reynolds, Jackson and a wasted Oldman, the script, curiously considered one of the most sought after by major studios, fails to shape a story that struggles from beginning to end to find a good rhythm. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 6, 2024

Weak characters, a thin plot, and a few funny moments lead to a bland but inoffensive film. As far as action comedies go, we've seen far better, and we've seen far worse. "The Hitman's Bodyguard" finds itself somewhere in the unremarkable middle.

| Original Score: 4/10 | May 19, 2022

Thanks to a sturdy control of tone and some deliciously wicked performances, it works like gangbusters despite its bare-bones plot and a weak villain.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 29, 2021

A fun but silly buddy movie that squeezes in some philosophy and romance too...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 30, 2021

With violence too severe for the levity, and jokiness that doesn't feel authentic, it's difficult to appreciate either element, even when they're individually succeeding.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Dec 5, 2020

Reynolds and Jackson are better than this generic material.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 5, 2020

Strewing bullets and f-bombs around with larky abandon, The Hitman's Bodyguard is far too scattershot to live up to its movie precursors. Fortunately, the stars' odd-couple chemistry keeps the show on the road.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 19, 2020

Some films simply exist to give their audience a good time - The Hitman's Bodyguard gives its audience a great time.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 9, 2020

None of its sins are so egregious that it deserves anyone's vitriol, but it never quite rises to the occasion to make those sins forgivable.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 25, 2020

The Hitman's Bodyguard is an action-comedy live-action cartoon...the movie knows what it is and makes no bones about it. The action is over-the-top and full of clichés, but in an entertaining way. In fact, it's almost oddly comforting because of this.

| Jul 17, 2020

Entertaining in spurts, overlong to a fault, and a total tonal mess, The Hitman's Bodyguard provides a momentary distraction, nothing more, and departs leaving little impression.

| Original Score: C | Jul 1, 2020

To a degree, The Hitman's Bodyguard delivers exactly what it promises, it's just that what it promises has been done a million times before, and done better.

| Mar 24, 2020

While Hitman's Bodyguard is cheap-looking and ugly as hell in spots, it plays like gangbusters when it works. I can't imagine any good reason to pay full price for this flick at the theaters. I laughed fairly frequently, and I was moderately entertained.

| Feb 19, 2020

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| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 11, 2020

With too much attention focused on its stars and too little on everything else, The Hitman's Bodyguard doesn't deliver enough to make this action-comedy memorable.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 12, 2019

In the current onslaught of strange and often depressing news, there are worse things than seating ourselves in front of a special effects and cliche-driven celebrity vehicle.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 18, 2019

If you don't mind sticking to its stupidities, its wild slapstick spirit and the effectiveness of its action scenes, you will discover one of the funniest movies of the year. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 13, 2019

The team of secondary actors that also shines, the multiple laughter that it causes, and Hughes' efforts to feed the film with a light message that turns it into something else than a simple empty show. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 12, 2019

Reynold's and Jackson were great choices and I certainly hope Lionsgate will be able to tap them to return for the sequel.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 5, 2019

The Hitman's Bodyguard features at least one tiresome car chase too many, and the final half-hour feels as if it's going to stretch into next week. But even these debits can't completely diminish the bullseye turns by the winsome protagonists.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 21, 2019