He’s the classic grandiose rich guy villain that you see in a lot of movies. The fact that Reynolds, Jackson, and Hayek hold it up, is a testament to their abilities as actors.Īlso the reveal at the end is funny, but incredibly stupid, so take that how you will.Īristotle as a villain is also kind of meh. It’s bloated, overblown, and it could have been much simpler. This plot would go down in flames with almost any other people in it. Once you get past that, it’s clear that the film is a pretty standard action film. It’s distracting from the film Hayek and audiences deserve better than this.
Like over 3/4ths of the movie is just a sort of walking stereotype.
There are a TON of Latino stereotypes with Salma Hayek in this film. Now For The Bad Of The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Their banter and dialogue together is hilarious and works. The whole plot is a necessary evil to get more scenes with Jackson, Hayek, and Reynolds. It’s also revealed here in a tragic darkly hilarious moment why Michael is so careful in his life.
It’s played off with one of the best jokes in the movie, and the whole scene is pretty gut-busting. The plot takes the three heroes across Europe chasing leads on Aristotle, but it leads them to Michael’s father, Senior (Freeman). It’s a shame, because Grillo is a good action actor that deserves more than what he got in this film. It would have been cool to see him tussle with our main three heroes more, but he’s in the film to give us some exposition and updates on the bad guys. He’s hilarious in the film, and he doesn’t get enough time to shine. O’Neill is the stereotypical Boston cop in the EU for Interpol. They rescue Darius, but then are apprehended by Bobby O’Neill (Grillo). They didn’t head that way, and so we get a bloated plot involving global terrorism and more bodyguards. That would have been a safe way to do a sequel, but it gives Sonia more time to shine. I could have taken just a nice kidnapping plot and having Sonia and Michael try to rescue him. So the kidnapping plot for Kincaid is sort of a red herring, sort of a frame to get the plot going. It turns out, that Aristotle Papadopolous (Banderas) is plotting to destroy the entire EU’s infrastructure for what they’ve done to Greece in the past. You’d Think That Would Make For A Good Plot, It Gets Bigger And More Convoluted Darius has been kidnapped, and they have to save him. That is, until Sonia Kincaid (Hayek), interrupts his peace and time away with lots of gunfire. He heads off to take a sabbatical from bodyguarding, shooting, and basically doing anything dangerous. Darius Kincaid (Jackson) ruined his career after he couldn’t protect a high value target. So the premise of the movie is that Michael Bryce (Reynolds) is retired from being a bodyguard. This sequel is directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Tom O’Connor, Brandon Murphy, and Phillip Murphy.
It’s a sequel to The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which was a pretty fun actioner that also relied on its two leads to carry the film. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, Tom Hopper, and Frank Grillo. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Samuel L.