Killing Gunther (2017) (2024)

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• Review by Rafael "Parker!!" Jovine ★★★½ 4

  Fight! - Stallone v. Schwarzenegger: A Rivalry of Muscular Proportions

  And our marathon comes to an end with a film that, to some extent, I can understand why people not only think this is a sketch overstretched to 90 minutes, but also may not dig the humor.

  Personally, while I never found myself laughing out loud, I was consistently amused and entertained by these hitmen, led by Taran Killam (who also directs), who apparently are the best at their fields but see themselves getting killed and outmatched by the title character Gunther is mostly played by a stuntman until he reveals himself at the very end as this tongue and cheek, manic Arnold Schwarzenegger. He seemed to be having the…

• Review by matt lynch ★★½ 1

  Proves I'll put up with a lot to see Arnold be funny.

• Review by Ian West ★★ 2

  Some funny moments here and there with a decent cast, and Arnold’s limited screentime is gold, but ultimately I felt a bit let down and wanted Arnold. Kudos to him for getting involved in more low budget indie features and having a blast while doing it.

• Review by Jak-Luke Sharp ★ 9

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  I’m genuinely perplexed on both why this was made and what drove Schwarzenegger to actually participate. This film is a fucking horrible abomination. It fails on every single category it defines itself upon. The comedy and action are just incredibly lacklustre with the former a punishment to sit through. If anyone eats this shit up and thinks it’s even remotely “ok” I’d seriously suggest you revaluate your taste and self-esteem.
  
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• Review by Lucy Alice 🌿 ★★★½ 1

  "Gunther is a fucking dick'

  IM SORRY BUT.......

  DO NOT FEAR BEING AN OUTSIDER.... DO NOT FEAR FILMS WITH LOW RATINGS... I understand that this film isn't going to win any awards BUT it did it's part in keeping the giggles flowing and really made my day to be honest, I feel lighthearted and giddy in mood. Overall -- a pretty
  silly film but what do you expect with parodies ;)

  WATCH IT. IGNORE THE RATINGS.

  LONG LIVE ARNIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE S !!!

• Review by Matt Singer ★★

  Don’t have time to write a full review but this was hugely disappointing. Arnold is fun, but barely in it until the final 15 minutes. (The rest of the time all the other characters are looking for his master assassin, so they can kill him.) When Arnold shows up, the movie suddenly springs to life (and he “sings” a country song over the closing credits, and it is awful and sublime). But before that it is a slog. What a bummer.

• Review by Andy Fell ★★½

  Killing Gunther ist eine doch schon recht ungewöhnliche Actionkomödie von und mit Taran Killam aus dem Jahr 2017.

  Ungewöhnlich deshalb, weil Killing Gunther stellenweise doch ganz schön dümmlich ist. Gerade die erste Stunde ist fast nur Nonsens - auf unterem Niveau. Die Qualität des Films steigt, als endlich Arnold Schwarzenegger auftaucht. Man traut es ihm ja nicht so oft zu, aber ab da war der Film wirklich auch komisch und der eine oder andere Schmunzler war fällig. Arnold Schwarzenegger ist auch der Grund, weshalb der Film es gerade noch auc ne Durchschnittsbewertung schafft.

  Kurz zum Inhalt: Möchtegern-Auftragskiller Blake (Taran Killam) heuert eine Menge Gleichgesinnte an, um endlich den Auftragskiller Nr.1 Gunther aus dem Verkehr zu ziehen und zu töten. Ein…

• Review by pd187 ★★★ 1

  zero actual laffs (closest i got was "your middle name is ramis?" "yes, barold ramis") but a cool 90s gerund title for this "we have macgruber at home" mockumentary (why?) with medium-good use of writer-director-star taran killams tense, buttigiegesque physiology, like his sweatervested glee club sicko from community. as a madtv-loyal auteurist i had to turn up for TEAR'N'KILLEM's directorial debut even tho i dont rly understand what its about, which i guess makes it less predictable than a conventionally-structured satire or comedy so despite no real "action" it leaves room to get a lil bit more interesting as it gets sadder - hate to mention another must-see-tv relic but im a sucker for wistful karaoke sequences, like tracy in…

• Review by 🇵🇱 Steve G 🐝 ★★½

  Arnold Schwarzenegger's post-politics comeback to cinema has seen him try and spread his wings a little, with his trademark action films being fewer and further between than anyone might have expected.

  Here he takes a back seat until the last 20 minutes, not appearing at all until that point, dropping into the role of the mythical hitman of the title and promptly stealing the whole film with his butterfly decorated sports jacket and cappuccinos covered in chocolate sprinkles in the shape of a skull. It's just a shame that first time director Taran Killam seems determined to spoil his fun appearance with some stupidly shoehorned old catchphrases that are completely unnecessary.

  Until that point, this takes the form of a…

• Review by Tycio 🎞️ ★★★½ 9

  Geschaut im Kontext des Schlechtesten Community-Wochenendes aller Zeiten (16.2.-18.2.24)

  The Year of Arnie
  Eine Letterboxd-Filmcrew Challenge
  ∆ Kapitel 13

  Zeit ist ein rares Gut gerade. Deswegen verbinde ich hier die Kür mit der Kür und schaue die schlechtesten Filme der steirischen Eiche - in aufsteigender Reihenfolge. Wann passt es besser?

  Letterboxd-Durchschnitt 2,4★
  {Junior (2,3★) ausgelassen, da erst gesehen (Review), und Expendables 3 auch (2,4★), da ich das Franchise im Ganzen schauen will.}

  Arnold Schwarzenegger kannst du nicht geheim halten als Face Reveal im dritten Akt, weil den Film sonst keiner schauen würde, solltest du aber, weil es so ein geiler Twist ist. Tja, und nun stehen wir hier, haben das Gesicht der steirischen Eiche auf jedem Teaser-Bild prangen und man…

• Review by André Hecker ★★★ 1

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  Killing Gunther ist schlecht. Das weiß Killing Gunther aber auch. Darum macht Killing Gunther auch irgendwie Spaß. Der Cast um Schwarzenegger (den man selbst nur die letzten 15 Filmminuten sieht, dafür unter anderem in Tracht), weiß ebenfalls das hier keine Preise zu holen sind und ziehen diesen Schwachsinn herrlich mit durch. Auch das sich Darsteller wie Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother, Avengers) oder Hannah Simone (New Girl) dafür hergeben, macht den Streifen sympathisch.

  Der gesamte Film ist aus der Sicht eines begleitenden Film-Teams zu sehen, wodurch die Wackelkameraoptik etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig ist, aber eine nette Idee, um überhaupt ein wenig Eigenständigkeit vorweisen zu können. Da es sich um eine Persiflage auf typische Agenten- und Auftragskiller Filme…

• Review by Nicholas Faron ★

  I hated the first hour and seven minutes. Until, Arnold finally comes on screen. Nailing every line of dialogue and singing his heart out in the final credits. That said, this is terrible.