‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ movie review: Salma Hayek livens up mild sequel
This by-the-numbers sequel to the 2019 hit lacks a compelling story, but the cast keeps it light and fun
July 15, 2021
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This by-the-numbers sequel to the 2019 hit lacks a compelling story, but the cast keeps it light and fun
Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones putter around at a New Mexico retirement home in this woeful new senior citizen comedy
Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, and Morgan Freeman are always worth watching, but this by-the-number outing gives them little to work with
2016’s biggest flop isn’t a total dud, but this effects-laden take on the Christian classic is no comparison to 1925 & 1959 versions
The entire city of London has been taken by terrorists, but one American Secret Service agent is there to save it
Seth MacFarlane’s talking bear is back in Ted 2, an intermittently uproarious comedy that lumbers to an ungainly 115-minute running time
Lucy flies by in a razzling, dazzling whirlwind, barely giving you time enough to think about what you’re actually seeing
Transcendence features a simple but irresistible premise, as a scientist has his brain transferred into a computer in order to live indefinitely
Now You See Me, a glitzy, star-studded Vegas-style collaboration, won’t hold up in retrospect but it’s plenty fun while it’s unfolding
Meditative, slowly-paced, and gorgeous to look at, Oblivion is a frequently mesmerizing piece of work from Joseph Kosinski
Olympus Has Fallen is full of non-stop action and competently put together, even if the effects are sometimes rough
The Dark Knight Rises is Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated follow-up to The Dark Knight and final chapter in his Batman trilogy
Red is a perfect little timewaster, slick and polished and packed with enough outlandish action to overcome the frequent exposition lulls
The Dark Knight is the first film to truly transcend the genre trappings of a comic-book movie and give us a legitimate piece of visionary cinema
Wanted is is perfect action fare for undemanding crowds but as soulless as the cinema of Michael Bay
Rob Reiner’s The Bucket List falls somewhere between a schmaltzy yet sometimes effective comedy-drama
Feast of Love feels insincere throughout despite a likable cast and efficient direction
Evan Almighty doubled the budget of its predecessor while replacing stars Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston with Steve Carell and Lauren Graham