Killing Gunther
- 2017
- Tous publics
- 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
16K
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A group of eccentric assassins are fed up with Gunther, the world's greatest hitman, and decide to kill him, but their plan turns into a series of bungled encounters as Gunther seems to alwa... Read allA group of eccentric assassins are fed up with Gunther, the world's greatest hitman, and decide to kill him, but their plan turns into a series of bungled encounters as Gunther seems to always be one step ahead.A group of eccentric assassins are fed up with Gunther, the world's greatest hitman, and decide to kill him, but their plan turns into a series of bungled encounters as Gunther seems to always be one step ahead.
Dave 'Squatch' Ward
- Kolvalchik
- (as David 'Squatch' Ward)
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I need to find another place for movie reviews.
There are way too many uptight people rating movies on IMDb. This movie was fun from the beginning until the end. Schwarzenegger was absolutely hilarious!
like another reviewer said, just watch it
For that matter make sure you watch any movie before you see the reviews, especially today, because it really can spoil great movies.
My advice: if you are about to see this, start with low expectations and don't expect too many scenes with Arnold. All scenes with him are just hilarious and will reward you if you're an Arnie-fan.
This movie definitely does not try to take itself serious. It is a nicely shot comedy, with action and familiar faces.
And has a great ending accompanied with even greater ending credits.
Wait and listen to the ending credits songs and you will be positively surprised.
8/10 for the effort and the truly funny moments with Arnold.
This movie definitely does not try to take itself serious. It is a nicely shot comedy, with action and familiar faces.
And has a great ending accompanied with even greater ending credits.
Wait and listen to the ending credits songs and you will be positively surprised.
8/10 for the effort and the truly funny moments with Arnold.
SPOILER: Firstly if you are a fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger then be warned that as others have said, although the film suggests that Arnold Schwarzenegger is a star in it, there is a suggestion of his presence throughout but in reality he is on screen only for the last 20mins or so.
The film tells the story of a odd collection of hit men (and hit women) who get together to kill Gunther (Arnold Schwarzenegger), another hit man.
A documentary crew follow the odd squad as they try and kill Gunther. However he is always one step ahead of them, kills them one by one but they never get to see him.
It is laugh out loud funny in places. Other jokes miss the spot. The ending is very clever. Arnold Schwarzenegger looks odd in it. I think they were trying to make him look younger.
It is also nice to see Hannah Simone playing something other than a model. Her over protective but supportive father is one of the funniest themes in the film.
The whole documentary crew footage being the film struggles in places. Especially in the big shoot out in Gunther's house where for various reasons you are supposedly left with no cameramen but footage is still filmed.
Overall though it is an amusing film but could have been done better.
The film tells the story of a odd collection of hit men (and hit women) who get together to kill Gunther (Arnold Schwarzenegger), another hit man.
A documentary crew follow the odd squad as they try and kill Gunther. However he is always one step ahead of them, kills them one by one but they never get to see him.
It is laugh out loud funny in places. Other jokes miss the spot. The ending is very clever. Arnold Schwarzenegger looks odd in it. I think they were trying to make him look younger.
It is also nice to see Hannah Simone playing something other than a model. Her over protective but supportive father is one of the funniest themes in the film.
The whole documentary crew footage being the film struggles in places. Especially in the big shoot out in Gunther's house where for various reasons you are supposedly left with no cameramen but footage is still filmed.
Overall though it is an amusing film but could have been done better.
This is a really funny movie all the way through to Arnie singing a country music song in the end cedits.
I did sort of assume that this was another 'use the star to market the film and not really have them in it' job and it did look like that for a long time. Arnie isn't in the film until the 67 minute mark but after that he is pretty much a constant.
However the actual movie up until Arnie is really good and gets better once he appears. Its supposed to be silly and it does have some great over the top moments. Arnie also delivers a bunch of his famous one liners (greatest hits style) as well.
I think those that didn't enjoy it maybe missed the point.
Have fun, they obviously did!
I did sort of assume that this was another 'use the star to market the film and not really have them in it' job and it did look like that for a long time. Arnie isn't in the film until the 67 minute mark but after that he is pretty much a constant.
However the actual movie up until Arnie is really good and gets better once he appears. Its supposed to be silly and it does have some great over the top moments. Arnie also delivers a bunch of his famous one liners (greatest hits style) as well.
I think those that didn't enjoy it maybe missed the point.
Have fun, they obviously did!
It's what you can call a marmite movie, you either love it or hate it. Best to watch with some friends, having some nibbles and beers.
I felt entertained and had a good time, never expected it to be an Oscar contestant
Did you know
- TriviaTaran Killam and Cobie Smulders are married in real life.
- GoofsWhen Sanaa tells her story and they show her shooting a guy in a jeep, her sniper rifle doesn't even twitch. Such a weapon would have significant, visible recoil and a heavy shock to her shoulder when firing an actual bullet.
- Crazy credits"Gunther will return in The Gunther Who Loved Me (if this movie makes any money)"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Conan: 'Weird Al' Yankovic/Taran Killam/Solomon Georgio (2017)
- SoundtracksJump The Gun
Written & Performed by Taylor Killam
Recorded by Samuel Drake McAulay
Courtesy of Imagem/FTV
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- Matando a Gunther
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- $197,616
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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