The film stars Ruby Rose, Aksel Hennie, Rupert Evans, and Jean Reno and follows a former Marine turned luxury apartment doorman who must protect her brother-in-law and his two children from a gang of ruthless criminals who are after a stash of precious artwork hidden in the walls somewhere in the building.

In Bucharest, U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant Alexandra “Ali” Gorski is tasked to protect a convoy carrying the daughter of the ambassador.

Dubois eventually discovers the hidden safe containing the paintings and has Martinez use a water cooled drill to bypass the combination code.

Ali agrees and, with corrupt NYPD officer Olsen (Dubois’ cohort) holding her at gunpoint, connects a hose to the rooftop water tank.

[2] In May 2019, it was announced that Jean Reno, Rupert Evans, Aksel Hennie, Julian Feder, Hideaki Ito, and David Sakurai had joined the cast.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Don't bother knocking, action fans: The Doorman only leads the way to an assortment of tired clichés that serve as bittersweet reminders of better films.

"[10] Ben Coleman from Portland Mercury also compared the film to Die Hard and praised Kitamura's "clever camerawork and a few echos of the old razzle-dazzle", but stated, "there’s just not a ton to write home about beyond some reasonably inventive set pieces and a fight scene involving priceless renaissance art.

It’s easy to predict where the story is going, what’s going to happen to each character, and when something is being introduced to be just to be reused later in the film" and that its flaws "could render this movie dead on arrival for others.

"[11] Meagan Navarro from Bloody Disgusting awarded the film one skull out of five, stating, "It’s challenging to make an action thriller this bland, but The Doorman succeeds.

Lifeless performances, a silly script that feels pastiche, and uninspired action and fight choreography make for one of the most maddening viewing experiences of the year.