“Be careful of what you wish for” has been the basis for many entertainment projects over the years; when a character makes a rash decision and does not thoroughly think it through, it tends to come back to haunt them more often than not. From a real-life standpoint, how many times have you wished you could go back in time to change a past action? Well, The Killer’s Game deals with that very issue.
Directed by J. J. Perry (Day Shift), this cast boasts Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Pom Klementieff, Ben Kingsley, Terry Crews, Scott Adkins, and Daniel Bernhardt. Joe Flood (Bautista) is a hitman who meets and starts a relationship with ballerina Maize (Boutella) after a job at one of her performances causes chaos. Joe is having medical issues gets tested only to be told he has a fatal disease which only gives him about three months to live. Instead of having his physical and mental health decline, Joe decides he wants to end his life by taking a $2 million contract on himself. Right before the contract starts, he is contacted by his doctor and told that the diagnosis was a mistake, meaning he isn’t terminal. Once Joe realizes that the contract cannot be taken back, he winds up taking on colleagues (most of them foes) to stay alive so he can live his life out with Maize.
The performances are fine here for this type of movie with veterans like Kingsley, and there are no disappointments. I did like the chemistry between Bautista and Boutella as a couple falling in love while trying to deal with the wild events around them. The cinematography is fine with filming locations around Europe represented nicely.
The Killer’s Game is about an hour and forty-five minutes long, and for what was on the screen that felt about right, keeping me interested and flowing well. Even though the plot itself is somewhat predictable and simple in an overall sense, this is a still a fun movie to watch with a great mix of action, comedy, and even a bit of romance. The action and comedy alone reminded me of Free Fire, a film I enjoyed very much. There is no way this film will get nominations at the end of the year for best screenplay, but it was fun, so I will recommend The Killer’s Game as a matinee screening in the theaters.
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