Mockumentary?: Slapstick murder? This is a true black comedy. This is a comedy first, unlike other black comedies that are really dramas with a dark sense of humor. A group of assassins team up to kill Gunther, with whom they each have beef.
Starring…Not Who You Think!: You would think Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cobie Smulders starred in this based on the poster. Not so. Arnold doesn’t show up until an hour in, and Cobie shows up for about 15 minutes total throughout the movie.
My Favorite New Word: Workation: When you go somewhere else, then kill people. Yes, the Russian siblings are there to kill Gunther, but they would rather be loving American culture. *SPOILER ALERT* Their deaths were unjust and the posing went too far.
Random and Funny: “Kill Gunther first, then visit Scott Wolf.” What?
What? You Don’t Have a Favorite Assassin?: Mine is the one that only kills with poison. He wears a bright white coat because he doesn’t deal with blood and isn’t poison so much more elegant, anyway? His unnecessarily complicated maneuvers versus the simplicity of “cover me/did I get him?” made me laugh. And the way he held his poison vials out in front of him was charming. *SPOILER ALERT* And of course he had to die early on. Which the other assassins were sad about for about twenty seconds.
Worth Watching Just For This: Arnold Schwarzenegger in a butterfly-motif sport coat. And Arnold Schwarzenegger singing country music. And Arnold Schwarzenegger ripping the door off a fridge to use it as a weapon. And Arnold Schwarzenegger having fun! It is refreshing to have him not speaking in catch phrases.
Favorite Line That Will Only Mean Something to the Person I Watched This With: “I may need a ride home.” It’ll be funny in the future.
Surprisingly Charming: The love story and the father/daughter dynamics. Good stuff.
Why You Should See It: It is fun, funny, violent, and twisted. It definitely has dumb moments, but is ultimately worth an hour and a half of your life.
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