Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday

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Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday
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Directed by
  • George Kirby
  • Harry Kirby
Screenplay by
Based on
Produced by
  • Scott Adkins
  • Craig Baumgarten
  • Erik Kritzer
  • Ben Jacques
  • Joe Karimi-Nik
Starring
CinematographyRichard C Bell
Edited by
  • George Kirby
  • Harry Kirby
Music byJohn Koutselinis
Production
companies
  • Link Entertainment
  • Six Demon Films
  • Wonder Street
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14)(United States)
  • October 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)(United Kingdom)
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (also known as Accident Man 2) is a 2022 martial arts action comedy thriller directed by Kirby Brothers and starring Scott Adkins (who also co-wrote the script with Stu Small), Ray Stevenson (in his final film released during his lifetime), Perry Benson and Sarah Chang. [1] [2] It is the sequel to Jesse V. Johnson's 2018 film  Accident Man . The film was shot in  Valletta, Malta. The film was released on 14 October 2022, in the United States [3]  and 24 October 2022, in the United Kingdom.

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Plot

Dealing with his guilt after being forced to kill his assassin coworkers, Mike Fallon moves to the island of Malta to decompress and get away from London, finding work as a hitman-for-hire in nearby countries and keeping martial artist Wong Siu-ling on his payroll to fight him at random times and keep his skills sharp. One night, Mike runs into his old friend Finicky Fred, who informs him that their former boss Big Ray lost his assassin's bar after Mike's vengeful rampage. Fred is also out of money because he gave a large sum to a woman with whom he fell in love online. Mike takes pity on Fred and allows him to stay in his house and assist him on hits. The two put together a secret headquarters to test out Fred's gadgets and plan jobs.

On Mike's advice, Fred rejects a contract put out on Dante Zuuzer, the spoiled heir to a Cosa Nostra organization that even Mike fears. After carrying out another hit, Mike and Fred are abducted and taken to meet with Mrs. Zuuzer, who asks Mike to hunt down and kill whoever took out the contract on Dante in exchange for sparing Fred's life; an attempted hit on Dante had been carried out using Mike's modus operandi. The Zuuzers release Mike, who encounters Big Ray in his local pub - Fred had sent a letter to Ray explaining their new business operation against Mike's advice. Ray vows revenge on Mike, revealing that he is in Malta for a job, and Mike deduces he was behind the attempt on Dante's life. Ray explains that the client has raised the bounty to €9 million and opened the contract to any takers, as well as hacked into the tracking device in Dante's watch to broadcast his location.

Mike resolves to protect Dante in order to keep Fred alive. Mike arrives at the karaoke bar where Dante sings, but Dante refuses to destroy his watch and swallows it. Freya du Preeze arrives first and kills Dante's team of bodyguards before Mike fights and kills her with a barbecue skewer. Mike then forces Dante to take a laxative in order to pass the watch, but the two are accosted by blood-drinking Yendi the Vampire, who Mike kills with his own machete. They travel to Mike's headquarters, hoping to keep Dante secure, where Mike meets Siu-ling. Mike fights Poco the Killer Clown and kills him with one of Fred's previously broken gadgets, while Siu-ling fights rival assassin Silas the Strangler and strangles him to death with a heavy chain. Dante manages to pass the watch before nearly being killed by swordsman Oyumi.

Mike challenges him to a hand-to-hand fight for Dante's life, but receives a beating before Big Ray arrives and kills Oyumi with a shotgun. Ray attempts to kill Dante, but Mike convinces him to stand down for Fred and destroy the tracking device. Mike, Ray, and Siu-ling transport Dante to Mrs. Zuuzer to exchange him for Fred; Mrs. Zuuzer orders Mike and Fred to leave the island, but Ray detonates an explosive that Fred had planted in Dante's suit, killing Dante and Mrs. Zuuzer and earning them the €9 million bounty. Fred meets the woman he fell in love with online, but Mike explains that she left him after learning he was an assassin. In a voiceover, Mike tells that the bounty allowed him, Fred and Ray to set up a new assassins' organization and move on to the next chapter of their lives.

Cast

Production

Filming began in November 2021 in Malta, although the COVID-19 pandemic prevented it. [4]

Music

MovieScore Media released a digital soundtrack album on November 9, 2022, that featured the film’s original score composed by John Koutselinis (Hostile Territory, The Great Alaskan Race, Deus). Also included was the Accident Man theme by Sean Murray (who scored the original 2018 movie) and two songs by Atomic. [5]

Track listing

All music is composed by John Koutselinis, unless where specified.

Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLength
1."Back in the Race - Atomic"2:26
2."Kill Mode – Engaged (Mike v Oyumi)"2:28
3."Accident Man – Theme"2:46
4."A Brand New Life & Mike’s Arch Enemy"2:23
5."Introducing Siu-ling"1:14
6."The (Preposterous) Adventures of Super-Fred!!!"2:12
7."Taking Out Mr McKelleph"0:49
8."On the Phone to Mrs Zuuzer"1:18
9."The Bath Hit"0:59
10."Mike v Freya"3:47
11."The Exchange"1:39
12."Mike v Yendi"3:46
13."Introducing Oyumi & Confronting Big Ray"3:53
14."Blown to Bits"0:48
15."Gimme Your Love – Atomic"3:08
Total length:33:00

The two songs by Atomic were also released bundled in EP form, which included an instrumental of their 2011 song, "Heartbeater", aswell. [6]

Despite not being included in the soundtrack album, the band "Are We Superheroes?" also contributed music for the film, and also released an EP including 4 original songs: [7] [8]

1.Biff Bang Pow! (2:32)

2.I Want More (2:35)

3.Judy in the Starry Skies (3:27)

4.Biff Bang Pow! (Feat. Segs) (2:58)

"Biff Bang Pow!" is the only one of their songs actually included in the film itself.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 80% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "ACCIDENT MAN: HITMAN'S HOLIDAY". Starburst Magazine . October 16, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Movie Review: Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ Noel Murray (October 14, 2022). "Review: Twisty thriller 'Piggy' seeks justice and more". Los Angeles Times . Available on VOD; also playing theatrically, Laemmle Monica, Santa Monica
  4. ↑ "ACCIDENT MAN 2 Is Officially In The Works". filmcombatsyndicate.com. March 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "'Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday' Soundtrack to be Released | Film Music Reporter".
  6. ↑ "Back in the Race EP (From the 'Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday' Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify .
  7. ↑ "Are We Superheroes? - Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday EP. Bleep".
  8. ↑ "Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday EP". Spotify .
  9. ↑ "Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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