12 Things You Learn Rewatching Spectre

7. Mr. Hinx Is Awesome But Criminally Underused

Spectre Dave Bautista Mr Hinx
Columbia Pictures/MGM

Just a year after he shocked the world with his show-stealing performance in Guardians of the Galaxy, Dave Bautista won the prestigious role of Spectre's main henchman, Mr. Hinx.

And though the role didn't ask for the former WWE superstar to speak a word, he nevertheless gave an entertainingly physical performance, from his eye-gouging debut scene to his brutal, score-less final showdown with 007 on a train.

It's a shame Hinx doesn't get more to do, though: he's introduced at the end of act one, tails Bond to a few locations, gives chase, and then gets killed with a surprising amount of ease at the end of act two.

Bautista was a great casting choice and did fine work, though only Sam Mendes knows why he bafflingly decided to dub-over Hinx's dying utterance of "s***" with another actor. The replacement sounds absolutely nothing like Bautista and as a result it's unintentionally hilarious.

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