Killing Gunther (2017) Reviews

• Are today's people really this serious?!

  rentturaakki2018-06-12

  When me and my girlfriend saw the 4.7 rating here, our expectations where low but we gave it a try cause of Arnold. And how glad we are we did! This shows again that you can not give imdb scores too much weight. This movie rocks! It's entertaining, funny as hell and the pace is good. The only disappointment was Arnold's short screen time. Ignore the score! Just watch it!

• I need to find another place for movie reviews

  alliance1092018-08-25

  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.

• Love it!!!

  stephylu-772172018-09-06

  I don't know why this film has such a bad rating! Maybe it's because people are watching with a predetermined expectation of what the film will be like and then they get disappointed. I thought this might be another super American, cheesy line action film. But I was pleasantly surprised. This film uses great techniques. Such as first person view mockumentary, breaking the 3rd glass rule(or whatever you call it), witty but realistic banter and a non typical American ending. Which made me LOVE this film! I think this film was too clever for it's own good and the general public couldn't appreciate it. I did initially watch this because I am an Arnie fan (it's so good to see him in films again) however his role was great and he didn't need to be present from the beginning because its about what's appropriate for the sake of the film. Arnold's character being aloof in the beginning made his character mysterious and more believable. I loved it! It's great! I 100% recommend a watch!

• A Dumb Movie Slightly Redeemed By Arnold; 4/10 Stars

  Sawyer-48151623422017-09-27

  I love assassin movies. The best thing I can say about this movie is I did watch the whole thing without shutting it off. 95% of the movie follows a documentary crew who is hired to follow a team of assassins. They are trying to kill the worlds greatest hit-man, a guy named Gunther (Played by Arnold.) One or two of the assassins are amusing but most of the jokes fall flat and the movies ends up being pretty tedious as a result. I honestly wanted to like it but the writing is pretty bad, the action is laughable (but not in a good way) and what could be an interesting premise is wasted. The best part of the movie is Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is the only actor in the movie that feels like a real actor, which is crazy because he's know more for his action abilities than his acting abilities. Sadly, Arnie is only in about 5% of the movie and the rest of the time viewers are stuck with a mediocre cast. At the very least I give Arnold credit for making the most of his role. (Although I bet he only was on set for a week.) Even though this is a comedy movie and not a true story I was disappointed by the lack of internal consistency. Basically Gunther (Arnie's character)is capable of performing assassinations that defy all logic and explanation. I would have rather him been a very good assassin who is human, rather than a super-powered baddie who can apparently bend the laws of time and space. I acknowledge that there was a decent idea here. Unfortunately it didn't work out and I'm surprised Arnold agreed to appear in this movie. I'm guessing most of the budget was spent on his salary, otherwise his presence makes no sense to me. Sadly, I cannot recommend this movie, unless you are a huge Schwarzenegger fan and you love the idea of an assassin comedy (and you smoke enough pot that you are able to suspend disbelief in the face of the ridiculous and are able to laugh at jokes that aren't really funny.) Sober viewers should probably skip this one.

• Funny in places

  LLgoatJ2017-12-05

  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.