Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday is damn good, but it’s not the same beast as the original Accident Man.
This time around, Mike Fallon has to fend off the world’s top assassins in order to protect the spoiled, whiny son of a Maltese mob boss, save the life of his only friend, and awkwardly patch things up with his maniacal father figure.
Now—let’s deal with the elephant in the room. What made the first film click wasn’t just the eccentric hitmen. It was the Britishness. London itself was practically a character. You had blokes, chavs, pubs, and the whole East End criminal tapestry. It was fun seeing the John Wick formula reimagined through a UK lens.
But here? London gets swapped for Malta. Why Malta? Two reasons: one, Malta has film tax incentives out the wazoo. Two, the Maltese government loves turning movies into tourist adverts. Which is why you get Valletta’s sun-baked alleys instead of rainy Soho backstreets.
And that single change totally shifts the movie’s DNA. Instead of the British underworld, we’re now in a Mediterranean arena where assassins of every nationality crash the party.
These aren’t just killers, they’re live-action anime characters. You’ve got Poco the Killer Clown wielding a giant hammer, a vampiric muscleman who literally drinks blood, a chain-choking bruiser, and Oyumi, a katana-slinging ninja played by real-life fight choreographer Andy Long Nguyen. This is a rogues’ gallery that makes the first film’s lineup look subdued.
Now, if it sounds like I’m slamming this sequel—I’m not. It’s just a different flavor of insanity. And in some ways, Hitman’s Holiday actually tops the original.
First, the fights. They’re tighter, cleaner, and choreographed like vintage Hong Kong. No surprise—Adkins pulled in the Kirby brothers, stunt pros who pre-vised every brawl, and roped in Corridor Crew to handle the gory VFX. (That eyeball-through-the-head shot? Courtesy of YouTube’s finest.) The result is wall-to-wall martial arts carnage that feels way more ambitious than its 22-day shooting schedule should have allowed.
Second, the villains are funnier. The mafia matriarch Zuuzer is all business, but her son Dante—played by George Fouracres—is a whiny, pathetic man-child who somehow survived into adulthood without being smothered in his sleep. Every scene he’s in is a delight.
And the comedy? On point. My favorite gag: Fallon hires a waitress, Wong Siu-ling (Sarah Chang), to ambush him at random moments so he never loses his edge. One minute he’s sipping coffee, the next he’s getting his face smashed into a counter—until he shouts the safe word. Watching Adkins get regularly brutalized by his own sparring partner is endlessly funny.
Sure, the story’s thinner. But let’s be real—we’re here for the fights. And on that front, Hitman’s Holiday delivers in spades.
Not as sharp as the first movie, but still one of the most entertaining DTV action flicks in years. A worthy sequel, just… a very different one.
Where to watch:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgE20NdIHXo
Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100043358/accident-man-hitman-s-holiday
Prime Video: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0GYKTDAR10532Q854FHFLJAO0A/