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.
Review of Killing Gunther
