History Film / TheHitmansBodyguard

* ForWantOfANail: Kincaid tells Bryce that a perfect killshot ended up misssing the intended target and accidentally grazing Bryce because the rock he was using for support slipped just as he pulled the trigger.

* OnceMoreWithClarity: Two setups with a unified conclusion: The film's opening ends with Kurosawa getting shot through the window of his plane. Near the beginning of the second act, Kincaid reveals he achieved a 300-meter shot through a small opening, though what he shot and what he shot through are never revealed. Near the ''end'' of the second act, Kincaid then reveals that [[spoiler: his 300m narrow-window shot was the same shot that killed Kurosawa]].

* OnceMoreWithClarity: Two setups with a unified conclusion: The film's opening ends with Kurosawa getting shot through the window of his plane. Near the beginning of the second act, Kincaid reveals he achieved a 300-meter shot through a small opening, though what he shot through is never revealed. Near the ''end'' of the second act, Kincaid then reveals that [[spoiler:not only was his 300m narrow-window shot the same shot that killed Kurosawa, it was a target of opportunity he did off-hand while on another job]].

* HollywoodSilencer: Averted; Bryce's suppressed SIG-Sauer and Kincaid's suppressed Beretta 92FS are depicted sounding like they would in RealLife and most of the time the suppressors are pointless, as the two men get into loud firefights with enemies using unsupressed weapons.

* LandOfTulipsAndWindmills: Shots of the countryside in the Netherlands show fields with cows and have windmills digitally pasted in. Averted with the tulips: they are mentioned not prominently shown.

* NeckSnap: Averted; [[spoiler:Foucher, the Assistant Director of INTERPOL working for Dukhovich, fights Amelia and puts her in a chokehold position to presumably break her neck, but [[BigDamnHeroes Bryce shoots Foucher]] before he can do anything]].

** The fight scene between Bryce and Dukhovich's mooks is [[TheOner shot]] in a very similar fashion to ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'''s [[SignatureScene church scene]].

* SoftGlass: Averted. Kincaid punches a glass window and ends up cutting up his hand.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The reason Kincaid opposes Dukhovich? [[spoiler:He witnessed him order the slaughter of an innocent village. Even before that, he rejected a contract from Dukhovich to kill a political opponent living in exile, as Kincaid only kills [[AssholeVictim bad guys (and presumably he'd recognized the guy is being targeted for opposing a murderous dictator).]]

* CrusadingWidower: The dissident who was forced to watch his family be murdered by Dukhovich is one of the eyewitnesses who testifies against the dictator in his trial. Unfortunately the defense convinces the ICC to strike his entire testimony as hearsay. [[HollywoodLaw Which is not remotely how hearsay works.]]

** This film's publicity campaign milked every reference to ''Film/TheBodyguard'' that it could, using Whitney Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You" in trailers and recreating ''The Bodyguard'''s iconic poster in minute detail.

* ShootTheHostageTaker: [[spoiler:Bryce saves Amelia’s life by shooting Foucher as he tries to strangle her]].

* PlotTriggeringDeath: Kurasawa's murder is what started Bryce's fall from grace.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Kincaid only shot Kurasawa because he was an arms dealer and Kincaid happened to spot him. Kincaid did not intend to ruin Bryce's career or his relationship with Amelia.]]

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Kincaid has a tendency to start laughing about damn near everything that nobody else finds even remotely funny, much to the frequent irritation and exasperation of whoever witnesses it (usually Bryce). PlayedForLaughs, of course.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The reason Kincaid opposes Dukhovich? [[spoiler:He witnessed him order the slaughter of an innocent village.]]

* ArtisticLicenseLaw:
** Massive liberties are taken to make Kincaid's testimony the only thing that can bring down Dukhovich. A victim whose family was killed in front of him and was put in a work camp for three years has his ''entire'' testimony dismissed out of hand, with the implications that all of the other witnesses so far have had the same. Such testimony would not simply be declared "hearsay" (which, by the way, is when a witness is asked what they were told happened by somebody else, not when they're asked what they themselves witnessed) and struck even if the defense claimed they were merely political opponents doing smear jobs. Somehow Kincaid was the only person to have [[spoiler:pictures]] as proof of Dukhovich's crimes despite this being set in the modern day, and that is the only kind of evidence that seems to work.
** Also, it is entirely possible to have witnesses testify from remote locations. Kincaid could easily have testified on a video chat from his cell [[spoiler:and given the website information from there]]. This is ''common practice'' when the witness might be endangered by coming to the trial.
** Even disregarding the above, you'd think the court would be a little more lax with the ExactTimeToFailure considering that ''someone racked up a massive body count of officers and agents trying to murder Kincaid en route to the Hague''.

* CrazyPrepared: Bryce's MO. He always likes to be prepared for any and all alternative situations. He's never prepared enough with [[SpannerInTheWorks Kincaid]] around though.

* CrusadingWidower: The dissident who was forced to watch his family be murdered by Dukhovich is one of the eyewitnesses who testifies against the dictator in his trial. Unfortunately the defense convinces the ICC to strike his entire testimony as hearsay. [[ArtisticLicenseLaw Which is not remotely how hearsay works.]]

* BaldOfAwesome: Kincaid has a bald head and is a master assassin.

* WarriorPoet: In contrast to the disillusioned, cynical, and ignorant Bryce (who is willing to protect murderers and tyrants for money), Kincaid is an unapologetic romantic who is sentimental to a fault, sharp of wit and philosophy, capable of surprising eloquence in word and song, all wrapped in an ironclad sense of honor (only killing monsters who have it coming, no-one else).
* WeHaveReserves: Dukovich seems to have an inexhaustible supply of mercenaries/loyalists at his disposal. Which is suprising, considering they'd have to travel, equip, operate, and remain undetected a thousand miles away from his powerbase.

* RealityEnsues:
** The opening scene of Bryce protecting a Japanese arms dealer shows that just because you meticulously plan something, it does not mean it won't go to shit due to the possibility of something unforeseen occurring, [[spoiler: in this case, a hitman 300 meters away, who was actually there for someone else and took the shot at Kurosawa as a target of opportunity]].
** Agent Garrett and his team put up a good fight, but sheer numbers and a boxed-in ambush zone eventually wipe them out. Sometimes skill and creativity aren't enough when a fresh wave of enemies can just shoot you in the back.
** During their first fight, Kincaid collapses from the blood loss he sustained from his injured leg caused by Bryce reopening it.
** Kincaid tries to make a risky jump off a roof to a scaffold across the street. He misses, falls, and crashes into a dumpster, hurting himself.
** At one point Bryce and Kincaid are trapped in a building with both the police and the villain's hitmen closing in. Bryce is planning to evade the hitmen by taking a different exit route, when Kincaid decides to take matters into his own hands and jumps in to shoot all of them quickly. Bryce says, "Well done. Guess what happens now?" and cut to the police yelling "Shots fired!" and immediately storming the building.
** Kincaid punches a glass window and ends up cutting up his hand, [[AvertedTrope averting]] SoftGlass.
** After learning that [[spoiler: Kincaid had killed his client and unintentionally sent his life into the downward spiral it is]], Bryce, justifiably, [[spoiler: quits protecting Kincaid, but he does come back, after realizing how serious his job is and being unable to stand around and not help protect Kincaid from the massive ''army'' of mercenaries that came out of nowhere]].
** Before going to the courthouse, Bryce takes the time to call Amelia to say that [[NeverMyFault he forgives her for causing his client in the opening to get killed and ruining his life]]; Amelia proceeds to curse at him and tell him to hurry up. Then, later, after getting nearly tortured to death, Bryce calls Amelia again, [[HeelRealization more apologetic and humble for blaming her for every bad thing that happened to him after his client was killed]], [[spoiler: especially since it turns out [[SpannerIntheWorks Kincaid]] was responsible]]; Amelia still is indifferent and just wants Kincaid at the trial. When the fate of a piece of human garbage being punished is determined on the sole testimony of a man being in a courtroom, ''alive'', it really isn't a good time to try to patch things up with your ex. In fact, Amelia and Bryce are only able to do that at the near end, [[spoiler: when Dukhovich is killed]]. Though it's also implied that Bryce [[IfWeGetThroughThis wanted to let her know his regrets in case he doesn't survive]].
** Accelerating and jumping your bog-standard family van out of an underground garage straight into traffic is unlikely to end in a smooth landing and a slick departure - a lesson Bryce and Kincaid learn the hard way.
*** After the crash, Bryce blames it on being used to right-hand drive cars, which is justifiable; despite being an American, he is shown to have lived in Britain for presumably several years and probably hasn't driven a left-handed in a long time.
** When the case turns against Dukhovich, [[spoiler:he has his men bomb the building and tries to escape. What, you thought a psychopathic madman was going to play fair?]]
** The security bollards outside the International Criminal Court are able to stop a large truck from ramming into the building. [[spoiler: However they cannot stop the sudden inertia caused by the stop flipping the trailer over and detonating the explosives anyway]].