The Rotten Tomatoes score for Dave Bautista’s latest action movie,The Killer’s Game, has dropped. Directed by J.J. Perry,the film stars Bautista as Joe Flood, an assassin who attempts to stop a hit he placed on himself after learning that a terminal medical diagnosis was not true. Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Scott Adkins, Marko Zaror, Pom Klementieff, and Ben Kingsley also star in the movie.
Many reviews have come out forThe Killer’s GameonRotten Tomatoes, and the current score isn’t very good. At the time of this writing,the movie sits at a 33% approval rating based on 15 reviews. Currently, no critical consensus has been written either, which doesn’t bode well for the current reception the movie has been getting. However, the score is likely to fluctuate once more reviews get tabulated.
The Killer’s Game Continues A Mixed 2024 for Dave Bautista
His Previous 2024 Action Film Was Also Poorly Received.
While Bautista achieved critical and commercial success by reprising his role asGlossu Rabban Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve’sDune: Part Two, the rest of his year has not been great regarding the reception his movies have been getting. For instance, the sequel toMy Spy, titledMy Spy: The Eternal City, was a critical disappointment.The movie currently sits at a 22% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 41 reviews, far lower than the first installment, which has a 48% approval rating based on 128 reviews.
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WhileThe Killer’s Gameseems better received thanMy Spy: The Eternal City, it doesn’t seem to be by much. Some critics have praisedDave Bautista’s performance as the movie’s best aspect. In addition, the movie’s violence and action sequences appear to be the highlight, with some brutal fight scenes and kills as the hitmen attempt to “retire” Joe. However, most have criticized how familiar and pedestrian its story feels, stating that the world Perry attempts to build is undercooked.
The Killer’s Gamefilmmaker J.J. Perry is known for his work as a second unit director, stunt coordinator, and stuntman before he made his feature directorial debut with 2022’sDay Shift.
However, there seems to be a silver lining for Bautista recently, with the world premiere ofGia Coppola’sThe Last Showgirlat the Toronto International Film Festival, in which he co-stars with Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Billie Lourd. The movie has received mostly positive reviews and is currently sitting at an 89% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes after its TIFF premiere. Regardless ofThe Killer’s Game’s poor reception, the next movie Bautista stars in has already been met with great anticipation and praise from the critics and audience members who saw it.
The Killer’s Game
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A hitman named Joe is diagnosed with a terminal illness and decides to end his life on his own terms by placing a hit on himself. When he learns the diagnosis was a mistake, he must evade the world’s deadliest assassins who are now targeting him. The action-packed narrative follows Joe as he fights for survival while confronting his past decisions and the relentless killers pursuing him.
