Review of Central Intelligence (2016) by Skeptic303 — 18 Oct 2016

Central Intelligence is intended to be a comedic action/spy film starring two of Hollywood's greatest male stars Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart and directed by the mastermind behind We're the Millers...oh wait.

Actually, this movie wasn't that great to begin with. Except for the bloopers at the end, which are actually hilarious, I wasn't laughing while watching this movie. It's enjoyable enough because like many Hollywood blockbusters, it was made to be a movie that largely relied on entertainment value. However, entertainment value does not equal a great movie, the equation Hollywood forgets when it does the math.

The characters are standard action heroes that try hammering in an anti-bullying message that is noble, but feels so forced in the movie's narrative that desperately tries to be significant at the last minute. This movie should have been like Kingsman (2015) in the sense that it is self aware. The plot is very cliché and predictable as well. For me, it just doesn't warrant a second viewing and it wasn't very humorous. My disappointment with this movie will be commemorated with a seal of expendability.