When I heard that Central Intelligence is going to star Dwyane Johnson and Kevin Hart – I was absolutely sure about watching it in theaters. First trailer confirmed my assumptions – it looked pretty legit to me.
The plot has nothing special in it from the beginning: classic "before" scene from 1996, which introduces us to Calvin Joyner (Kevin Hart) and Bob Stone (Dwyane Johnson). Calvin was a typical guy everyone would love to be friends with and Bob was just someone you wanted to bully all the time. Quick jump to 2016 shows us that Kevin wasted his "potential". However, we see tremendous transformation of Dwyane Johnson's character. He is the Rock now. Wait, is it actually possible to bully the Rock, even in 1996? Anyways, since that we can enjoy great chemistry between Kevin and Bob.
Many people might think: "Oh, another spy movie. I am so tired of it". I am going to tell you one thing – this movie is nothing about spying at all. Well, it is in some way – FBI agents, terrorists and all that. But it is not the main "selling" point of the movie. Thriller and spy part seems pretty straightforward and "easy to predict". But the way it goes to this obvious end is the key. Sweet high-school buddies friendship, bullies jokes and hilarious action scenes – all this is Central Intelligence. What actually amazed me is the fact that even though this film is all about laughing, it kept me smiled during all 105 minutes. Isn't it amazing when a big muscle machine Dwyane Johnson delivers one of the best jokes you would ever hear? Or little Hart doing cool ass moves you have never expected from him. Beyond all that, I was really surprised when I saw Aaron Paul in this movie. While he was more like a cameo, his character still got a few "breaking bad" quotes, if you know what I mean.
Overall, film is centralized on delightful chemistry of two main actors. Usually, it is not enough to keep people entertained. In this case, it is. Another perfect evidence is domestic gross which is more than 120 million dollars. Not bad for a comedy movie, huh? However, this film is not gonna "suit" every viewer. A lot of people aren't going to get jokes, characters motivations and references. But all in all, if you are a guy who does not judge movies too strictly – Central Intelligence is a perfect choice for you. Strong 7/10 for me. Hopefully, I will see Dwyane Johnson in comedies again – he is really great.
The plot has nothing special in it from the beginning: classic "before" scene from 1996, which introduces us to Calvin Joyner (Kevin Hart) and Bob Stone (Dwyane Johnson). Calvin was a typical guy everyone would love to be friends with and Bob was just someone you wanted to bully all the time. Quick jump to 2016 shows us that Kevin wasted his "potential". However, we see tremendous transformation of Dwyane Johnson's character. He is the Rock now. Wait, is it actually possible to bully the Rock, even in 1996? Anyways, since that we can enjoy great chemistry between Kevin and Bob.
Many people might think: "Oh, another spy movie. I am so tired of it". I am going to tell you one thing – this movie is nothing about spying at all. Well, it is in some way – FBI agents, terrorists and all that. But it is not the main "selling" point of the movie. Thriller and spy part seems pretty straightforward and "easy to predict". But the way it goes to this obvious end is the key. Sweet high-school buddies friendship, bullies jokes and hilarious action scenes – all this is Central Intelligence. What actually amazed me is the fact that even though this film is all about laughing, it kept me smiled during all 105 minutes. Isn't it amazing when a big muscle machine Dwyane Johnson delivers one of the best jokes you would ever hear? Or little Hart doing cool ass moves you have never expected from him. Beyond all that, I was really surprised when I saw Aaron Paul in this movie. While he was more like a cameo, his character still got a few "breaking bad" quotes, if you know what I mean.
Overall, film is centralized on delightful chemistry of two main actors. Usually, it is not enough to keep people entertained. In this case, it is. Another perfect evidence is domestic gross which is more than 120 million dollars. Not bad for a comedy movie, huh? However, this film is not gonna "suit" every viewer. A lot of people aren't going to get jokes, characters motivations and references. But all in all, if you are a guy who does not judge movies too strictly – Central Intelligence is a perfect choice for you. Strong 7/10 for me. Hopefully, I will see Dwyane Johnson in comedies again – he is really great.