The Hitman's Bodyguard
Lionsgate | Release Date: August 18, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 42 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
25
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAug 18, 2017
For me, The Hitman’s Bodyguard is the epitome of what a summer movie should be. There’s sufficient spectacle to satisfy the “wow!” factor, some hammy performances by actors in their wheelhouses, a half-dozen solid laughs, and a script that, if not likely to be called “clever” or “smart”, doesn’t demand a frontal lobotomy to be enjoyed. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenAug 17, 2017
Reynolds is playing what amounts to the straight man to Jackson’s bad boy, and the back-and-forth between the two, with his character stewing and steaming in exasperation at the killer’s taunts, gives The Hitman’s Bodyguard its special fizz. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAug 16, 2017
Salma Hayek stands out in a comic role as the hitman’s impossibly vulgar, assertive wife. It’s also worth noting that there are lots of car chases here, and they actually aren’t boring. That qualifies as a rare achievement. Read full review
75
Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonAug 16, 2017
It’s an obvious formula, but when the movie sticks to it, it works well enough; Reynolds and Jackson have pretty decent chemistry. Read full review
70
ScreenCrushMatt SingerAug 17, 2017
The Hitman’s Bodyguard is not the best movie of the summer, but it is easily its most pleasant surprise. An unapologetically violent and vulgar buddy action comedy, it updates the template set forth by Lethal Weapon and particularly Midnight Run for a new era. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlAug 15, 2017
It’s exactly the movie it promises to be, but more so. It’s wilder, more hilarious, more giddily irresponsible — it’s the hard R action comedy that kids sneaking into it might imagine it’s going to be, minus Seventies- and Eighties-style nudity. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeAug 10, 2017
A delightfully ridiculous screwball action comedy. Read full review
65
IGNAlex WelchAug 10, 2017
The film knows what it is, and lives in its ridiculous skin with an infectious, gleeful attitude. Unfortunately, The Hitman’s Bodyguard also doesn’t know when to say goodbye, and as a result, overstays it’s welcome. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaAug 18, 2017
While no one is going to mistake The Hitman’s Bodyguard for high art, it will please those in the mood for late-summer fun. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyAug 16, 2017
Even by the junk-food standards of summer action comedies, The Hitman’s Bodyguard is overlong, over-violent, and over the top. Read full review
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