Review of This Means War (2012) by Connor B — 06 Aug 2012

It is a wonder how a movie with such likable stars can be so unlikable itself, starring Chris Pine, Tom Hardy and Reese Witherspoon as FDR, Tuck and Lauren respectively the film stars off promising with a fast pace but by the end the humor among the trio is all but lost and the supposed bad guys in the film don't feature enough to have a lasting effect.

The plot centers around the two secret agents Tuck and FDR who are also best friends, Tuck hasn't been on a date in years since splitting from his wife and FDR is a bit of a ladies man who is more interested in one night stands rather than a lasting relationship. When the two meet Lauren they are both smitten immediately and both pursue her while agreeing to keep their friendship intact. Lauren continues to date the two boys in the hope of finding out which one of them is the perfect match for her whilst Tuck and FDR's friendship begins to falter due to the rivalry they have.

This Means War is your typical love triangle film except due to the nature of Tuck and FDR's jobs their is supposed to be more action but in reality there really isn't enough action or anything really to stop this film from being a major failure and the ending in particular is a major disappointment. The one thing that made the film a little easier to watch was the chemistry between Hardy and Pine and they even manage to make you chuckle a few times but neither of them seem to have any chemistry at all with Reese Witherspoon. The plot is predictable from the off and director McG really doesn't add anything new to the genre but on some level the movie works for what it is. However one thing that This Means War did do in comparison to other films was to let the nice guy finish last! So kudos to McG I guess?