Bad Movie Beatdown (w/ Jill Bearup): Killers (2010) (REVIEW)

[@FilmBrain]

To make absolutely clear, if people are wondering: this is an old video, produced before Jill's harmful opinions were known. I strongly oppose the opinions that Jill stated in that post back in 2017, and have tried to distance and disassociate from her since. This is one of several crossovers I have made with people have since otherwise severed ties with.

[@BardAndShield]

I'm sorry I'm completely out of the loop. What did Jill do?

[@esperanzarobertson4823]

@@BardAndShield Transphobic comments.

[@aussieman3021]

@@esperanzarobertson4823 And that she hates autistic people.

[@LaineMann]

@@esperanzarobertson4823 ohhhhh. Oh no…….😳

[@gracekim1998]

@@esperanzarobertson4823 well crap

[@evilemperordude]

"I hear you're on Channel Awesome now." And now neither of them are.

[@StefanSaba]

damn it, i was gonna say something like that lol

[@gaminggoof1542]

The only person left is Doug and like most I only go to that site for Critic reviews

[@josephnewsome2935]

@@gaminggoof1542 and cinemasnob and Larry something jr I don’t know his name

[@gaminggoof1542]

@@josephnewsome2935 Brad is still on? I thought he was his own thing now?

[@cthulhupthagn5771]

"whatever issues you have are yours and yours alone" i loved that line, and your face

[@shadowspider9]

I HATE HATE HATE the whole 'problem arises because characters don't tell each other the truth' It is bar none the laziest and cheapest way to create artificial conflict in a movie.

[@autobotstarscream765]

shadowspider9 One reason why I don't watch romcoms is because I hate that trope and it seems to be a staple of the genre. >:(

[@MediumRareOpinions]

Autobot Starscream? What kind of treachery is this! Decepticons attack!

[@Robintheboywonder4]

And in any drama, soap opera, or even Superhero series.

[@starbird3939]

Like, I can see where this can work. Like in “Recovery of a MMO Junkie”, the woman doesn’t speak up because she has social anxiety and low self esteem. Like, as fustrating as it is that is, it is also relatable to prople who have problems making friends

[@devinharbert6071]

Killers is Directed by Robert Luketic who’s other credits include The Ugly Truth, 21, Paranoia, Legally Blonde, And Monster In-law he’s one of the worst Directors

[@bradwolf07]

I looked on IMDB and found something I found hilarious in the trivia section... "While the picture had no shortage of action and suspense, director Robert Luketic believed the appeal of the film, and the lion's share of the comedy, lied in the thorny issue facing the couple. He said: "It's this great comedic situation where Jen is saying, 'You've got a lot of explaining to do' while they're running for their lives. And while they're on this adventure, the audience is wondering, 'Is this relationship going to last? Can it withstand the lie?'." There are plenty of gems there. Man this movie is terrible.

[@gageperuti5519]

Wow. Literally nothing in that statement is even close to being true. It's not action packed, it's not suspenseful, it's certainly not funny, and the main relationship is ruined by the writing and the performances. It's like Knight and Day, except garbage.

[@tyrant-den884]

If they just imbraced how little Kutcher suited his role, this could have been hilarious. But then he helped produce the movie just to look cool, so that was not going to happen.

[@autobotstarscream765]

Camden Tausworthe Maybe he should have starred in a Michael Bay movie instead.

[@ColetheAero]

I think this movie needed to be more over top, like the naked gun movies, in order to make the violence mix better with the relationship jokes. And it needed a new cast. And it needed actual jokes. ...........In fact, it just needed to be a different movie.

[@wjzav1971]

Excessive violence can only be funny when its cartoony. Like in Hot Shots or the Naked Gun movies,

[@mrcritical6751]

In fact it didn't even need to be a movie a spy couple who are constantly fighting off evil with one being an experienced spy and the other new to it who has a family member with relations to evil oh wait a minute they did that just watch Chuck instead of this garbage

[@thatonebritishidiot3037]

@@wjzav1971 or hammer horror films

[@jeremyusreevu237]

1:05 The guy who directed Legally Blonde also directed a really underrated rom-com parody called Win a Date With Tad Hamilton. Which makes the fact that he directed the Ugly Truth even more insulting. Also, The Ugly Truth is one of my favorite BMB reviews.

[@edgarsoto1813]

If they had started the movie when the neighbors went insane this would of made a great purge movie.

[@nurse425]

Mr. and Mrs. Smith actually made this concept work!

[@delona6485]

Tom Selleck would have been far more convincing as the lead!

[@paulmajano]

delon a Paul blurt would have been more convincing lol

[@gaminggoof1542]

He’s wasted in this movie

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Who should we get to play our suave secret agent character? Oh, I know! How about the guy who played an obnoxious animated deer in the first Sony Pictures film ever made, a stoner who spent an entire movie looking for his car, one of the most famous idiots in television, and picked up Charlie Sheen's scraps in Two and a half Men? Brilliant!

[@TheSkully343]

Watching this reminded me of a very important thing... I miss Welshy :(

[@PunksterOS]

+TheSkully343 He did a video not too long ago with Sad Panda and Phelous on Phelous' website.

[@icemanlj2k7]

Wrath's Turntable Time Machine Rocksmash Attack (AKA The Mysterious Reuploader, Ace-edo Mask!) he went thought a bout of depression and lost his interest in making videos and reviews. He hasn't completely ruled out a return and he does want to eventually finish his saw retrospective but for now, he's in a good place and has a good job. Though I too am praying for a return

[@TemmiePlays]

Before I finish this review, I'm going to predict Tom Selleck is the one that put out the 20mil$ bounty on Ashton. Call it a hunch since they never address the supposed cheating.

[@TemmiePlays]

FACEPALM.

[@PunksterOS]

Damn it Matthew... I sincerely believed my Skype was ringing there. Great to see a BMB that isn't already on You Tube.

[@brianfuller5868]

Couldn't imagine Heigl and Kucher making a project like Mr and Mrs Smith? Anyone surprised it died? This was a great review, Yes no snarky reviews like British ones.

[@charliemcqueen2023]

I love watching these two being adorably british-y-European.

[@HBarnill]

Uh, she's from Northern Ireland. That's not a British country. At all.

[@dasuberkaiser6]

+Henry Barnill Yes it is.

[@HBarnill]

dasuberkaiser6 UK, not Great Britain.

[@bizarrenrugged3370]

me too

[@gracekim1998]

@@HBarnill same thing!

[@stephennootens916]

I always see the movie in the discount bin every walmart and best buy I have ever been in, in fact I don't remember a time I haven't seen it in the discount bin.

[@NateSean]

I've never even seen the movie. I knew Tom Selleck was the killer when the review began and I saw it was...Tom Selleck. They could have had Sean Bean and Billy Zane as an adorable gay couple and it wouldn't have been less subtle.

[@9liveslie-cat-lie129]

his abs and her blond hair have perfect chemistry on screen

[@Devilsblight86]

I like Ursa. She's awesome!

[@airelle1307]

Rob Riggle is a retired Marine, so he actually has fighting and weapons training

[@harmonlanager2670]

Cupcake Mafia Which is why he's the only one who looks remotely convincing with a gun.

[@lesteraanholt2857]

Dude, Rob Riggle is a former marine. You mean to tell me he doesn’t have weapons training.

[@fightingleaf]

I had a classmate who likes Killers... I found that quite surprising.

[@LaineMann]

Why? I like it to.

[@LaineMann]

I liked it too

[@jeremyusreevu237]

When you watch a film, your brain builds a positive or negative perception of said film based on your likes and dislikes. This is why people like and hate different films. For example, Drop Dead Fred is my favorite movie, while Gene Siskel thought it was the worst film of 1991.

[@fightingleaf]

@@LaineMann I suppose I don't see the appeal of it, so it struck me as someone seeing something that I thought wasn't there. Hence SURPRISE!!

[@TheSkully343]

Still love the lampshading on the First Welshy's regeneration

[@jeremyusreevu237]

What?

[@jagerbolt90]

My parents liked this movie... and it was on that day I realized I would have to fend for myself in the cinematic wasteland.

[@darkdemonqueen]

I remember the days when my dad thought Steven segal was convincing actor.... lol

[@aussieman3021]

Well, my sister prefers the Dukes of Hazzard movie to the TV series.

[@devinharbert6071]

The Ugly Truth makes Killers look like a masterpiece

[@bloodrunsclear]

It might be less ‘glamorous’ but imagine if Ashton wasn’t a spy but instead a try-hard independent assassin? He just decided one day to kill people for money: wasn’t good at it or even cared about killing ‘bad’ people? Might actually make for a morally ambiguous character which could IMPROVE over the course of the film?

[@jeremyusreevu237]

32:35 Considering the fact that he got Rap Critic to review Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son, and Todd in the Shadows to review Sunday School Musical and AATC: The Squeakwal, you got off easy, Urma.

[@borgue]

Regarding the elevator scene, someone who has the French vocabulary of Kutcher's character, cannot have that atrocious of a pronunciation. A clear indication of how little time and care went into it.

[@autobotstarscream765]

If Ashton Kutcher wanted to appear cool and show off his abs, he should have just played Spider-Man.

[@ThatTransMuffinOfficial]

So, True Lies, but bad?

[@creativerealms]

Ashton Kutcher as a spy? Yeah right.

[@StefanSaba]

1:35 anyone else see that creepy Welshy face right behind Mathew?? That scared the shit out of me lol

[@radiofiendify]

If anyone's interested in watching a decent film about finding out your partner is a hitman, try Grosse Pointe Blank starring John Cussack.

[@brandyloutherback9288]

Ursa is freaking awesome!

[@LazarheaD]

Aaah, the good old theme. Thanks Mat.

[@RhyperiorRanger]

10:37 and THIS is when someone should’ve stepped up and said that this wasn’t gonna work

[@myiachanmagicalgirl]

I wonder what the linkara welcome was?

[@graemesmith6721]

This movie contains one of my most hated tropes in all of cinema, a bit that absolutely kills any movie for me instantly. It's when two characters are pointing guns at each other. Nobody in the real world would ever do this. Ever. They treat it like it's some kind of stand-off, as if holding a gun on someone who also has a gun will somehow prevent them from shooting. It doesn't work like that. It encourages them to shoot, because when two people point guns at each other, the one who lives is the one who shoots first. The rest of the movie sucks too.

[@tjjordan4207]

Explains why other films always have the two shooters standing behind cover and having a conversation. At least that makes more sense.

[@Shiirow]

she is a redhead... she could sternly reprimand me all night long, especially if a natural redhead.

[@michaeldebellis4202]

You can tell by her fair completion and freckles that she is a natural red head. There is a recessive gene that causes both.

[@polk-e-dot8177]

id love a romantic comedy where the couple literally snipes at eachother ^^

[@DeathIsAroundUs]

Mr and Mrs Smith lol

[@Seanatonin]

Love me some Film Brain goodness.

[@anjetto1]

Rob Rigel was a Marine. He's had some training.

[@shwahgamer]

Dang it Catherine O'Hara needs to stop showing up in these stupid romcoms. I especially hate that she was in The Right Kind of Wrong, my personal pick for the worst romantic comedy ever made. Granted her role was small in that, but she was still the only actor I recognized and that's just sad. And that movie came out three years after this one.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

So it's about a man who falls in love with a woman who's about to get married, and stalks her. Why hasn't Film Brain reveiewd this yet?

[@tarab2003]

loved this episode even if it did remind me of the fact that I miss welshy

[@oz_jones]

We all do, lass. We all do.

[@TheSkully343]

If it's any consolation you can consider this Welshy's Second Incarnation.

[@UlshaRS]

Die Hard? Did you mean True Lies because the relationship angle got tired before the 3rd act and was used to make drama fodder for 2 of the 3 sequels.

[@BalloonSage]

Matthew- I don't understand. For years so many people had copy after copy of your vids on KZbin and now you upload your stuff here. Why didn't you stop people from taking your work? You are so great, you should have so many subscribers...

[@FilmBrain]

+Balloon Sage Because, if nothing else, they provided exposure. Many episodes have either not been monetized or had claims, so at least they were there in some form - people search KZbin, regardless of where I actually put my content. I was worried that if I deleted them, people wouldn't know I exist altogether. That was the only reason I kept them around.

[@BalloonSage]

Thank you so much for answering. I've watched your videos daily for many years and wish you as much success as possible with everything you do.

[@darthbriboy]

+Film Brain I really wish you could upload all of your stuff I love your work, do you still work for channel awesome?

[@FilmBrain]

+darthbriboy Yes, I still work for Channel Awesome, and still post there. Nothing has changed on that front. My full catalog are over on DailyMotion.

[@darthbriboy]

Film Brain cool :) That's great to hear... I'll watch you on dailymotion more since you get more of the money from your content. :)

[@VicenteTorresAliasVits]

Like most spy movies, nothing in KILLERS is what it's supposed to be. The audience is supposed to eagerly wait for a woman Jen to find out that her husband Spence used to be a lethal spy... but instead, I was eagerly waiting for something funny to happen. Also, we're supposed to be seeing a great love (the kind that would make him leave his career for her), but Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl have no chemistry. I don't know if I should blame the script, the directing or Kutcher himself, but Spence is a contradictory character. In some scenes, he's very serious; in others, he talks like... well, every goofy character Kutcher has played. Either way, Kutcher bores when he's playing the cold assassin. Heigl's performance ranges from bland (during emotional scenes) to annoying. Tom Selleck isn’t even trying. It's revealed that Jen's dad hired the killers to protect her. So it was all a misunderstanding? A bunch of (probably good) people died for no reason?! You call that a happy ending?! 1/10

[@sallopez3903]

Katherine Heigel is The Worst, and she probably wonders why she isn’t cast in anything anymore

[@ShojoBakunyu]

I love her hair and glasses. She's really pretty. I need to see what else she's done. Can someone post a link to her channel?

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Here you go: kzbin.info

[@1mezion]

Timestamp 7:24 that's funny Timestamp 9:56 and exactly what is a spy supposed to look like and if a spy actually looked like a spy wouldn't that defeat the whole purpose? Timestamp 12:55 couldn't find a bigger knife Astin? You sure you didn't have a samurai or Barbarian sword somewhere in that suit? timestamp 13:35 on your first date this is what you say you kill people, what the f*** though I guess to be fear if there's one time you say it it's when the person is drunk out of their mind. Timestamp 14:25 😆 Timestamp 27:48 jill is so funny😆😃💖

[@sallopez3903]

Also Rob Riggle does have combat training as he was an ex marine

[@mrsmileytheclown]

Does ursa have a channel you do a good Combo

[@Zomdra]

She does but Mathew and everyone else stopped affiliating with her a few years ago when she outed herself as a TERF.

[@otaking3582]

22:01 Would've been a good place to reference the "36" gag from Clerks

[@michaeldebellis4202]

There is a great movie with a similar plot. It’s called Mr. Right with Sam Rockwell and Ana Kendrick.

[@darkdemonqueen]

Love that movie. It’s crazy and would only ever work in “movie world” but the two leads are so entertaining and fun! I love Anna and Sam is so underrated!

[@michaeldebellis4202]

@@darkdemonqueen Glad I'm not the only one that appreciates that movie. I agree, they are both perfect in their roles and in general Sam is very under-rated. Even when he just has supporting roles (which unfortunately is most of the time) he still is incredibly entertaining to watch. I love him in Iron Man 2 and as Red Shirt Guy in Galaxy Quest.

[@AyresForceOne]

Between Ursa and Sarah Bolger, I think I might have a thing for Irish ladies.

[@brianfuller7691]

Formulaic, check. Two leads with utterly no chemistry, check. And a Razzie for Ashton Kutcher. This was bad even for a romantic comedy. How bad? Really bad.

[@captaindreadeye6264]

0:08 Not for long, she ain't.

[@DemonBoy3223]

Film Brain, just one dumb question: Is there any chance that your _Die_ _Hard_ _5_ review may get uploaded on KZbin? Of course I can watch it on DailyMotion, but my comp always ends up running a bit slow when on that site.

[@FilmBrain]

With the way Fox is on KZbin, very unlikely.

[@autobotstarscream765]

Film Brain Is Fox trying to wipe out all evidence of the later Die Hard movies so they can pretend those movies never happened?

[@jerzyhaftka4915]

Hey filmbrain didn't you have more subscribers a couple of years ago?

[@polk-e-dot8177]

Jurek Hawurek i hope not

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Polk - E - Dot you’re a fucking clown

[@sebastianrosa7935]

31:45 What language is that?

[@theleaderturtle]

I only liked Ashton Kutcher in Dude Where's My Car, Cheaper by the Dozen and The Butterfly Effect. I think he's running a contest with Mark Wahlberg on who has the most miscast roles.

[@ShojoBakunyu]

I have a pocket knife that size. My Father has one that size. Our insurance guy has one that size. It's super handy. I keep an extra one in my car in case I ever break down in the middle of nowhere and I need to build a fire or make a shelter.

[@TheBonkleFox]

Martin mull nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo you were colonel mustard!

[@gracekim1998]

Aw well, I’ll still try to enjoy this crossover despite everything 😅 7.9.22 Liked in 2018

[@Cowboyssuckcock100]

I thought this was about the japanese (or Asian don't know what country) movie Killers which was pretty good I was gonna get on your case brother ...yeah this one was awful

[@l0stndamned]

+TheMad Mexican I think the movie you're talking about is The Killer. It was one of John Woo's early works in Hong Kong

[@FilmBrain]

+l0stndamned He may be referring to the 2014 Indonesian film of the same name from the producers of The Raid. (Hence why the year is the video title)

[@l0stndamned]

Film Brain I'd never heard of that one. Thanks for clarifying.

[@tjjordan4207]

After learning about Lionsgate's history, Twilight and Hunger Games were definitely the saving graces for the company. They provided 7 years of financial success that many companies dream of.

[@Sensenoi6]

Ursa is so hot. :O I might have died.

[@BigEOT3]

The film has probably aged even more like milk thanks to what we know about Ashton Kutcher now. Some movies I like to give the benefit of the doubt, but Killers likely won’t be receiving that even with a decent supporting cast and an Usher cameo if I ever watch it.

[@danielross5292]

I enjoyed this Review!

[@nyssaalghul-queen08]

Is that my Viking queen katheryn winnick

[@eamonndeane587]

Yes... Unfortunately....

[@charm0111]

ironic you talk about the joke about her father being a perv....ever seen another film of hers called my father the hero?

[@FilmBrain]

+charm0111 That's the one with Gerard Depardieu, right? (I believe reprising his role from a French film of which it is a remake) I've never seen it, but the premise is fairly infamous.

[@charm0111]

yeah its always been a guilty pleasure of mine for how insane it is.

[@Jay-og4yb]

It was entertaining. I liked not knowing who was gonna try attacking next but it wasn't very good

[@rosaliebotkin1037]

Tell me if you picture faye valentine and spike spiegel doing and saying all this

[@danielhooperofficial]

I rather watch Monster in Law (which is directed by the one who directed Killers) instead and at least Jane Fonda and/or Wanda Sykes got me laughing many times before ❤❤

[@LynetteTheMadScientist]

"The discs"? They're called clay pigeons

[@bizarrenrugged3370]

Lmaoooooooooo

[@LynetteTheMadScientist]

*Bizarre N Rugged* What's so funny?

[@bizarrenrugged3370]

+Lynette TheMadScientist the fact that they could not tell the difference between discs and clay pigeons is somewhat humorous

[@jasondouglas152]

She had more chemistry with Gerrard DePardo

[@RhyperiorRanger]

“I would have to give you a stern reprimand” God damn. Can all women from the UK make punishment sound sexy?

[@ramenbowlproductions9479]

Film Brain and Ursa should get together. Am I the only one who thinks that?

[@ShojoBakunyu]

I miss Welshy.

[@nima5398]

You two would make an amazing couple

[@UmbreonMessiah]

Oh god, Skype noises.

[@tessacanterbury8935]

Ashton does have range have u not seen The Butterfly Effect but he is his best as Kelso in That 70s Show.

[@derpyman4497]

This movie is so bad it gets me into a bit of a Hot Fuss.... if you get that reference I love you

[@alicianelson1252]

It would of worked if the movie was aware Ashton Kutcher couldn't pull it off as a spy like when he told her she was like HAHAHA that's funny, you a spy.

[@rosaliebotkin1037]

Hate to admit it but I think the chemistry and knife scene are almost anime levels of cute from a anime. I almost think it's a stealth reboot of cowboy bebop

[@VonWenk]

Speaking of whining… "This is supposed to be a comedy; why is this fight serious?" "Forty-five minutes into the movie and finally the plot starts." As if a movie can't switch tones. There are some serious moments in Our Man in Havana; that doesn't mean the parts with Ernie Kovacs or the scene with the attempted food poisoning aren't funny. This movie almost looks worth checking out

[@Sagan_Blandard20XX]

I wish I could find a nerdy woman like her...Sigh.

[@Safersephiroth777]

What all of us would want.

[@stevenhaefner7686]

Yeah

[@SamyLovesSam]

that movie was so terrible

[@nitromagilou597]

And to think this movie came out the same year as The Tourist.

[@stefanforrer2573]

this movie is even worse than ashton kutcher's "french"

[@paulmajano]

Ursa is fucking hot!

[@MegaMrJIN]

This movie..........fuckin FAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

[@xxoxia]

Also, I don't think this is supposed to be a comedy as much as it's an rom thriller with comedic elements. Maybe. I still like it, though.

[@Blitzo8390]

My Mum likes this stupid film

[@xxoxia]

Ever seen the Legally Blonde sequels? Are they worth it? I liked Killers. Especially at the midpoint, when that nerdy neighbor goes around with the automatic weapon trying to kill Kutcher.

[@SALshaNoma]

I liked the second one. It's not as good as the first but still enjoyable.

[@alaskanwolf450]

I actually like this movie, nothing serious but fun to watch

[@somesweettrim5627]

I remember take a girl on a date to see this.... what a grave error that was

[@brandyloutherback9288]

so, Ursa, are you planning to or did you see Beauty and the Beast, and paying homage to Belle and Emma Watson the patron saint of feminism!

[@augustwest5356]

I've never seen or heard of this bizarre red head with the world's most lesbian hair style. isn't Ursa a bear?

[@Ashethetics]

August West Yeah, it’s also a constellation. Her real name is Jill Bearup. Spot the name connection.

[@rdoetjes]

The acting of these two are even more horrible than the two leads in killers! Not funny and not refined

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Raymond Doetjes your comment is the only horrible thing here dumbass