This movie has been on my list to watch for years, I can say I'm glad I've watched it so I can remove it from my list and my memory... it is one of the most stupid movies I've ever seen.
Both the bodyguard and the hitman are possibly some of the worst professionals in their field in the movie.
One of the main character's sister hires an ex-bodyguard to kill her sister.
The hitman then rigs a boat to explode, not knowing who's going to be on the boat, and as a result giving away his presence to his target while they're hiding away. He then kills the sister for reasons unexplained and escapes. At this point he could easily have walked with the money without carrying out the murder as he's already been paid, and nobody would ever known who he was or have come looking for him.
But instead he sneaks into the oscars, reveals himself to the target's bodyguard (who in turn realises that he is actually the hitman after his client), and then proceeds to try kill her in front of everyone on purpose to create a scene in front of a large audience, with a laser pointing right at her head and clearly without an escape plan. It was like he wanted to get caught or shot and didn't care about escaping or keeping the money he would earn. If the whole point of this was personal, the movie never explains the motivation behind it at all.
Now the bodyguard.... firstly he sleeps with his client and then tells her he can't protect her if he's in a relationship with her. He allows her sister to be murdered (at which stage you would assume the main character would have either fired him or hired more bodyguards knowing her life was in serious danger) and then goes back to sleeping with the client even though he has already said he cannot properly protect her if he is doing so.
Also the scene where the bodyguard jumps into the boat and pushes the client's son out of the boat, nearly drowning him is one of the most comical and stupid scenes in the film, with no explanation given at all as to why he felt it was necessary to push the kid into the water knowing he can't swim.
The only reason this movie gets so much attention is because it has a great soundtrack, but that's the only thing this movie has going for it.
Both the bodyguard and the hitman are possibly some of the worst professionals in their field in the movie.
One of the main character's sister hires an ex-bodyguard to kill her sister.
The hitman then rigs a boat to explode, not knowing who's going to be on the boat, and as a result giving away his presence to his target while they're hiding away. He then kills the sister for reasons unexplained and escapes. At this point he could easily have walked with the money without carrying out the murder as he's already been paid, and nobody would ever known who he was or have come looking for him.
But instead he sneaks into the oscars, reveals himself to the target's bodyguard (who in turn realises that he is actually the hitman after his client), and then proceeds to try kill her in front of everyone on purpose to create a scene in front of a large audience, with a laser pointing right at her head and clearly without an escape plan. It was like he wanted to get caught or shot and didn't care about escaping or keeping the money he would earn. If the whole point of this was personal, the movie never explains the motivation behind it at all.
Now the bodyguard.... firstly he sleeps with his client and then tells her he can't protect her if he's in a relationship with her. He allows her sister to be murdered (at which stage you would assume the main character would have either fired him or hired more bodyguards knowing her life was in serious danger) and then goes back to sleeping with the client even though he has already said he cannot properly protect her if he is doing so.
Also the scene where the bodyguard jumps into the boat and pushes the client's son out of the boat, nearly drowning him is one of the most comical and stupid scenes in the film, with no explanation given at all as to why he felt it was necessary to push the kid into the water knowing he can't swim.
The only reason this movie gets so much attention is because it has a great soundtrack, but that's the only thing this movie has going for it.