The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Lionsgate | Release Date: June 16, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
14
Negative:
20
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Total FilmJames MottramJun 15, 2021
The sticking point for some will be the bone-crunching violence, of which there’s A LOT. But if you can stomach that, then this ticks that dumb-fun summer-movie box nicely. Read full review
60
Screen RantMolly FreemanJun 9, 2021
Reynolds has made a name for himself with fun action movies and, though this isn't necessarily his strongest or most successful franchise, it does deliver laughs and an exciting ride despite Michael Bryce essentially being the same character Reynolds has played countless times before. Even if Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard is absurd, it makes for the big, dumb fun movie experience perfect for the summer season. Read full review
59
Paste MagazineJacob OllerJun 9, 2021
The main novelty, and the film’s primary pleasure, is the commitment of its cast to its bloody, profane vapidity. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJun 17, 2021
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard is loud, lazy, profane and well nigh incoherent. It’s also at times quite funny, with a goofy vulgarity that made me giggle. Read full review
50
IGNRosie KnightJun 17, 2021
There's not much to praise here. The script is beyond parody, the jokes fall flat, and it arguably wastes some of Hollywood's biggest names. But if you want to see lots of people getting blown up in some very pretty locations while Salma Hayek and Samuel L Jackson make sweet (gross) love while torturing Ryan Reynolds, then this one's for you. Read full review
50
Original-CinLiam LaceyJun 16, 2021
Returning director Patrick Hughes and screenwriters Tom O’Connor, Phillip Murphy, and Brandon Murphy count too much on star charisma and action set-ups to carry the narrative. The result is that the smirks are mild and scattered while the bloodshed, gun fights, and explosions are relentless. Read full review
50
CNNBrian LowryJun 15, 2021
An expanded role for Salma Hayek is the newish wrinkle here, although that's hardly cause for an encore, or even an extra apostrophe. Read full review
50
We Got This CoveredScott CampbellJun 14, 2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard is a perfectly acceptable buddy sequel, but it's all very uninspired and unoriginal. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJun 10, 2021
The star power trio of Samuel L. Jackson, Selma Hayek and Ryan Reynolds have a few funny exchanges, and there are a couple of physical shtick routines so over the top it’s as if they dusted off the Monty Python playbook for a modern-day action film — but there are far more misfires than direct comedic/dramatic hits in this blood-drenched, explosion-riddled, live-action cartoon of a film. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJun 9, 2021
Terrible green screen, globs of digital blood, and record-scratch sound effects in place of actual jokes are only potholes along the road for a summer movie that knows what it is, and is slightly less afraid to embrace that than its previous iteration was. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 11, 2021
There are some almost-laughs here and there, but please tell me that we aren’t in for The Hitman’s Mother-In-Law’s Agent’s Bodyguard in 2023. Read full review
40
EmpireIan FreerJun 11, 2021
Lacking anything approaching originality, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard is a generic, by-the-numbers action-comedy sequel. Praise be for Hayek, who at least gives it gusto. Read full review
40
VarietyOwen GleibermanJun 9, 2021
So is it, you know, fun? At times it is; at others it’s exhausting. Let’s call the whole thing fun-xhausting. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJun 9, 2021
While the team-up still fails to become more than the sum of its parts, at least we can appreciate Hayek’s enthusiasm for the over-the-top role. Read full review
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