The Killer's Game

Great premise. The middle forty minutes have great comic violence, unique assassins, and fun kills. But the rom com focus in the first and last half hours is very dull.

If you want to watch a film with non-stop action and a decent plot, this film is for you.

LOL, funny in 1 hour and 44 minutes!!!!!!! Rated R for Nudity, Language, Brief Drug Use, Some Sexual Material and Strong Bloody Violence.

(CASTELLANO) El juego del asesino es exactamente lo que promete desde su primer minuto: una película de tiros, puñetazos y humor absurdo que no pretende ir más allá de entretener. Dave Bautista se entrega al papel con la mezcla habitual de dureza y simpatía que tan bien maneja, y aunque el guion no tenga nada especialmente brillante, la película consigue mantenerse amena durante casi todo su metraje. El principal problema es que la historia es demasiado genérica. Parece una de esas películas que podrías haber encontrado en cualquier estantería de videoclub hace veinte años. No hay sorpresas, ni giros memorables, pero tampoco lo necesita para cumplir su objetivo: ofrecer una hora y media de acción ligera, algún que otro momento ridículo y un par de escenas que te sacarán una sonrisa. No es una película que vayas a recordar ni que te vaya a cambiar la vida, pero si te apetece desconectar viendo peleas imposibles y situaciones absurdas, puede ser una opción decente. A veces no hace falta pedirle más a una tarde de cine. (ENGLISH) The Killer's Game is exactly what it promises from the first minute: a movie full of shootouts, punches, and absurd humor that doesn’t pretend to be anything more than entertainment. Dave Bautista throws himself into the role with his usual mix of toughness and charm, and even though the script doesn’t offer anything particularly clever, the film manages to stay engaging most of the time. The main issue is that the story feels too generic. It’s the kind of movie you could have found on any video store shelf twenty years ago. There are no surprises, no memorable twists, but it doesn’t really need them to achieve its goal: to deliver an hour and a half of light action, a few ridiculous moments, and a couple of scenes that will make you smile. It’s not a movie you’ll remember for long or one that will change your life, but if you’re looking to switch off your brain and enjoy some over-the-top fights and silly situations, it’s a decent enough choice. Sometimes that's all you really need from a movie night.

Scott Adkins wouldv been great in dave's role , its just sad to see ben kingsley be surrounded by talentless cast in a fart of a flic

It’s all about the insanely over the top spectacle and another engaging lead performance from Bautista.

I was not expecting much from this movie. But I was pleased with it. Fun to watch and it had good quality action scenes. You just need to get pass the dodgy botox and it's a fun film.

Just an entertaining movie.

While TKG isn't exactly original, (see John Wick, Smokin' Aces), it's a fun flick. Production and acting are on par for movies like this, writing was adequate. This isn't the type of movie you critique for "quality", it's a flick you watch for mindless entertainment, action, and humor, all of which it has plenty of. You won't likely watch it twice, but we both found it enjoyable start to finish.

So the plot is just about as thick as it needs to be to make the film a coherent whole and not an inch deeper. The script won't be winning any awards either but its passable without any super cringe. The movie is well casted though and the performers do what is needed even if the antagonists are little more then archtypes over real characters with a couple of exceptions. Apparently, the book this is based on dates back to the 90s but the movie is inspired by more recent action fare and almost wares it on the sleeve taking inspiration from the likes of John Wick, Nobody, Bullet Train, layer cake, Anything by Guy Richie and luckly number sle7ven speaking of which Ben Kingsley comes pretty close to resurrecting the Rabbi. If you like that sort of movie then you should find this fun. The set pieces aren't over imaginative but the cast is stacked with stunt and action performers so the action is well delivered. As clichéd as this next line is going to sound I can't help feeling that the utter absence of The Message accounts for a lot of the bad critic scores as the low critical score to me feels unjustified.