Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 · Directed by Patrick Hughes
Original language: English
- action
- comedy
- crime
- thriller
The story
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated location work does most of the heavy lifting here: sun-bleached Mediterranean coastlines, Italian villas and Greek harbours shot in warm daylight, with glossy digital clarity and quick, kinetic camera moves that stay close to the action. The palette leans on honeys, teals and sea-blue, and the car chases and gunfights are staged with a loud, cheerful momentum rather than grit. The score is brassy and bouncy, punctuated by pop needle-drops, and the dialogue crackles with bickering. Pacing is relentless and rhythmic, a string of set pieces and banter that rarely lets up for long. Tone is raucous, warm and self-aware: buddy-comedy chaos with a light sheen of peril. Violence is frequent and cartoonishly plentiful, with gunfire, fistfights, explosions and vehicle destruction, but it is bloodless and played for laughs, and there is strong profanity, crude sexual humour and innuendo throughout. Best suited to a loud Friday night with friends or an easygoing action-comedy craving, for viewers who want high-octane fun, sharp insults and a sense that nobody is taking the mayhem too seriously.
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