11 Best Scenes From 2017's Summer Blockbusters

8. The Amsterdam Chase - The Hitman's Bodyguard

The Hitman's Bodyguard Amsterdam
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Bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) abandons his latest job, protecting infamous assassin Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson), after learning that he was responsible for ruining his life.

At this moment, Kincard is swiftly targeted by another round of gun-totting assassins in Amsterdam. Kincaid narrowly flees on foot while Bryce eventually relents and chases after him on a motorcycle, and after hitching a tram ride, Kincaid is eventually able to hijack a speedboat.

Kincard speeds through the river system as bullets and cars are launched at him, and Bryce takes every daring shortcut he can find to catch up. A flare and a rocket launcher later, though, the chase finally comes to an end, with Kincaid barely escaping his pursuers, while Bryce is run over and kidnapped.

Say what you want about the movie on the whole, but this was a terrifically entertaining sequence that made fantastic use of its Dutch setting.

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