This is a really funny movie all the way through to Arnie singing a country music song in the end cedits.

I did sort of assume that this was another 'use the star to market the film and not really have them in it' job and it did look like that for a long time. Arnie isn't in the film until the 67 minute mark but after that he is pretty much a constant.

However the actual movie up until Arnie is really good and gets better once he appears. Its supposed to be silly and it does have some great over the top moments. Arnie also delivers a bunch of his famous one liners (greatest hits style) as well.

I think those that didn't enjoy it maybe missed the point.

Have fun, they obviously did!

KILLING GUNTHER is an unfairly lamented mockumentary comedy along the lines of WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS and THE OFFICE. The filming follows a bunch of idiotic assassins as they attempt to take down a legendary rival. The main problem I have with this is that the trailer and advertising make it look like an Arnold Schwarzenegger film, when in reality he's limited to an extended cameo in the last fifteen minutes. Arnie is great, of course; his ability to laugh at himself has always been one of his finest assets. However, the rest of the film isn't too bad either. The knowing, awkward comedy manages to overcome the cheesiness of the special effects (CGI blood and explosions and the like) and some of the characters are very funny. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this one.

Gunther is the best hitman in the world and nobody knows his face. Blake (Taran Killam) is tired of being overshadowed. He recruits a bunch of assassins and hires a documentary film crew to record his quest to kill Gunther. It turns out that Blake's ex Lisa (Cobie Smulders) had dated the mysterious Gunther.

All I know is that this isn't funny to me. There are two ways to go with this material. Either go with a veteran action hero actor doing comedy or use a comedian to do something even wackier. I am not convinced of Killam as a comedian or an actor. He's fine on TV with a small smirk reading the news. Even there, I am unconvinced of his comedic skills. Here, I have difficulty with his lead acting. They certainly try to be wacky but not wacky enough for my taste. The funniest aspect is Arnold but it's not that funny otherwise.