The Killer's Game

Despite a handful of cool moments, The Killer’s Game turns out to be one not worth playing.

What really makes the movie is Bautista, who projects a comforting sweetness even while he’s snapping some guy’s leg in half, and an intimidating brutality even when he’s struggling to flirt by text.

While Bautista is still as engaging as ever ... not even he can save this dud from quickly devolving into 100 minutes of blood-drenched tedium.

An action film with no thrills and a comedy bereft of laughs, The Killer’s Game plays like a tax shelter disguised as a movie.

While those conceits work well enough in movies starring Keanu, here they fall flat. The action choreography is better than passable, although Perry adds grindhouse-movie levels of gore and dismemberment in a dubious effort to up the thrill quotient.

The Killer's Game has a tired air of familiarity that makes it wear out its welcome long before its conclusion.

Don’t come into The Killer’s Game expecting some deep, heartfelt romantic action comedy about of hitman. It’s all about the insanely over the top spectacle and another engaging lead performance from Bautista.

For a guy who reportedly doesn't want to be The Rock, Bautista does a pretty bad impersonation of leading a Rock-type vehicle here. It's unintentionally funny. Keep searching for something deeper, Dave. You're better off there.

It's not exactly the most original idea for a movie, but this action comedy runs with it, keeping things light and speedy, with Bautista holding up his end as a tough, funny, romantic lead.

Although it’s based on a novel that was written back in 1997, The Killer’s Game feels like the John Wick entry nobody wanted.