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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

A mismatched buddy movie packed with gags and thrills, in which "personal security consultant" Ryan Reynolds has to deliver hired killer Samuel L Jackson to court, where the hitman is to testify against mass-murdering despot Gary Oldman. Standing in his way are countless henchmen hell-bent on assassinating the turncoat assassin, with the killer himself proving not to be the most co-operative of charges. As indicated by Oldman's hammy Eastern European accent, bad guys and authority figures are painted in predictably broad brush strokes, but Tom O'Connor's script is laugh-out-loud hilarious when it comes to the two leads' sparring. The action set pieces are endlessly inventive, most notably a lengthy chase sequence along the canals of Amsterdam and a gruesome bout of fisticuffs in a hardware store, while Salma Hayek adds to the fun as Jackson's foul-mouthed, no-nonsense jailbird wife.

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Credits

Cast

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Michael BryceRyan Reynolds
Darius KincaidSamuel L Jackson
Vladislav DukhovichGary Oldman
Amelia RousselElodie Yung
Sonia KincaidSalma Hayek
FoucherJoaquim de Almeida
Rebecca HarrKirsty Mitchell
SeifertRichard E Grant
GarrettSam Hazeldine

Crew

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DirectorPatrick Hughes (2)

Details

Theatrical distributor
Lionsgate
Released on
2017-08-18
Languages
English | Russian | Japanese | Italian | French | Spanish | Dutch
Guidance
Violence, swearing.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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