Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard(2021)

R
1h 40m

Release Date: Jun 16, 2021 | Wide

The bodyguard, Michael Bryce, continues his friendship with assassin, Darius Kincaid, as they try to save Darius' wife Sonia.

Releases

Original Release | Jun 16, 2021

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Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$11,397,820
Total US & Canada:
$38,014,727
Total International
$32,079,386
Total Worldwide:
$70,094,113

Director & Top Cast

Patrick Hughes
Director

Ryan Reynolds
Michael Bryce

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: IMAX 6-Track

Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Summaries

Plot Summary

Michael Bryce is preparing to retire from being a bodyguard and tries to clear his mind on vacation, until Sonia Kincaid tracks him down and asks for his services. She needs his help in recovering her hitman husband Darius, after he is kidnapped by mobsters. After saving him, they are caught by Interpol agent Bobby O'Neill, who needs their help in locating a terrorist mastermind named Aristotle Papadopoulos, who wants to destroy the European power grid and infrastructure since the European Union is planning to impose more sanctions on Greece.The trio get into more trouble, with Bryce taking much of the physical brunt of their encounters. After getting help from his bodyguard stepfather, Bryce Senior, the trio are captured by Aristotle's henchmen. He has a history with Sonia since he was conned by Sonia even though he genuinely fell in love with her. After turning her against Darius Kincaid, he and Bryce are forced to flee. Senior is revealed to be working with Aristotle and betrays Bryce.Bryce and Kincaid compose themselves and work together to rescue Sonia and thwart Aristotle. After killing Aristotle's henchmen, they disrupt his plan to use a power drill to break into the European power grid and fight Aristotle and Senior. Bryce kills Senior after telling Senior about his eternal loyalty and friendship with Kincaid, while Kincaid and Sonia kill Aristotle. Bryce manages to hit the manual override to destroy the ship and stop the drill, and the three manage to survive the explosion. O'Neill says they have to stay on the boat for 48 hours together before being cleared and free, then hands Bryce papers to sign which he thinks is his AAA license. Bryce signs them only to find out they are adoption papers for him to be the son of Sonia and Kincaid.In the mid-credit scene, Bryce despondently jumps off the yacht he is piloting while Sonia and Darius have sex inside.

Storyline

The world's most lethal odd couple - bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid - are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman. Joining in the fun and deadly mayhem is Morgan Freeman as - well, you'll have to see. — Lionsgate Still brooding over losing his precious triple-A status after the action-packed events of The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) , inconsolable Michael Bryce has decided to hang up his spurs. Instead, while forced to go on a peaceful Italian holiday in sun-kissed Capri, the sudden arrival of unstoppable, gun-toting Sonia jolts Bryce into action. Now, with Darius taking a break and hard-as-nails Interpol agent Bobby O'Neill breathing down their necks, it is up to the mismatched team to thwart a sinister conspiracy of European proportions. But who would entrust the future of Europe in the hands of the hitman's wife's washed-up bodyguard? — Nick Riganas