Review of This Means War (2012) by Adam C — 12 Jan 2013

Though billed as a spy action comedy the focus is almost entirely on the comedy. Which is fortunate because the action suuucks - both the opening and closing sequences are shot way too close and amateurishly to be interesting at all.

Even some normal dialog scenes have a look of cheap TV about them, but once the romantic rivalry kicks in it becomes easier to overlook the movie's flaws. Reese Witherspoon surprisingly is completely dispensable but Chris Pine and Tom Hardy have modest amounts of charm and a couple of supporting performances from their spy colleagues though understated have some funny scenarios going for them.

If you're not too highbrow to enjoy the premise (most critics are) and overlook some shoddy direction, as a completely unserious romantic comedy it's entertaining enough.