On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are engaged in a knock ‘em out, shoot ‘em up, love ‘em all day long hitman double feature with the Patrick Hughes movies from 2017 and 2021 respectively, The Hitman’s Bodyguard and Hitman’s Bodyguard’s Wife.
I have a question for the universe: did Ryan Reynolds do something to director Patrick Hughes? Did he steal some of that man’s money? Insult his dog? Hit on his wife? Pee on his front lawn? Did he do something terrible to this man, for which he’s now being punished?
Because he sure gets beat the hell up throughout both of these films, and to the point where a person can start to wonder things about Reynolds’s character. There’s only so much a human body can take. I think we’re all witnessing that here.
It’s either that or Patrick Hughes is some kind of sick sadist and we’re all witnessing him get his kicks with these films. You earn enough pull in Hollywood and they’ll pretty much let you do anything. Money is a powerful motivator, you know.
I don’t mean to disparage anybody or their personal lives, but these questions need to be asked. We have the health of one of this world’s greatest living Canadian actors on the line here, people! I just don’t know if his body will be able to make it through a third installment of the “Let’s See How Much a Person Can Take before Their Heart Stops” series of films!
But anyway, here is our chat about these two films. We had very divisive views on these things. I’m going to donate to the Save Ryan Reynolds charity now.
(Recorded on September 24, 2021)
Links to Stuff We Mentioned:
The Hitman’s Bodyguard - YouTube
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard - IMDb
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard trailer - YouTube
The Last Airbender (2010) - IMDb
Monty Python’s Flying Circus (TV Series 1969–1974) - IMDb
Robin Sparkles | How I Met Your Mother Wiki - Fandom
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series 2013–2021) - IMDb
Léon: The Professional (1994) - IMDb
