Ryan Reynolds' hit movie franchise is now free to stream

The author Jonathan Klotz
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For decades, Hollywood tried to make Ryan Reynolds a leading man from From Wilder and Proposal per genre price, incl RIPDwith varying results. Reynolds was recognized and his star power grew on the strength of his sarcastic public persona, but only Deadpool that his name alone could sell tickets. Hitman's bodyguardhis first post-Deadpool the film proved that having Ryan Reynolds on screen is enough to attract audiences, making the buddy action comedy with Samuel L. Jackson in a surprising blow.

Hitman's Bodyguard was a surprise hit

In Hitman's bodyguardReynolds supposedly plays Michael Bryce, a fast-talking, smart, disgraced bodyguard who acts and sounds like Ryan Reynolds. For the task of ensuring that the world-class assassin Darius (Jackson) gets to The Hague to testify against the Belarusian warlord Dukhovich (Gary Oldman). Along the way, they break Darius's wife Sonia (Salma Hayek), escaping from prison, go on the run across Europe and save each other's lives several times. It's a standard buddy comedy road trip plot, but the sheer charm of the two stars elevates it above the paint-by-numbers plot.

A box office total of $176 million may not sound like much compared to Deadpoolbut it was enough to make Hitman's bodyguard the top film for three consecutive weekends when it debuted on August 18, 2017. Reception from critics and fans was similar, giving it average marks from both groups Rotten tomatoes44 percent rotten from the critics and only 66 percent favorable from the public. However, it did well enough to earn a sequel, and to this day remains one of the best buddy comedies of the last decade.

The hitman's wife's bodyguard falls into every trap in the sequel

As for the sequel, Hitman's wife's bodyguardit flips the script and has Sonya recruit Bryce to save Darius. As a trio, the group goes against the manipulative billionaire they play Antonio Banderasand Bryce's stepfather, Michael Sr., played by Morgan Freeman, gets in on the action. It's bigger than the first movie, but not better.

Hitman's wife's bodyguard falls into every possible trap of a comedy sequel, from repeating the same gags to rehashing them. 22 Jump Street pointed out brutally, doing the exact same thing again. Set for release in June 2021, the film opened in theaters barely making back its $70 million budget, and to say the film was panned by critics would be an understatement, with a 25 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, but fans loved it. , giving it 79 points. percent fresh. Comedy is subjective, but there are so few blockbuster Hollywood comedies these days that even the smallest one is a breath of fresh air and makes for a fun date night movie.

The biggest blow to both films, and rumors of a third, is that Ryan Reynolds stars Ryan Reynolds, and Samuel L. Jackson leans toward a parody version of Samuel L. Jackson, but the thing is, audiences love each of them. Hitman's bodyguard and Hitman's wife's bodyguard aren't popular cinema, and they don't deliver a grand artistic vision, but they're fun, and sometimes that's all you need from a movie.

Best of all, you can stream both Hitman's bodyguard and Hitman's wife's bodyguard free on Amazon Freevee.