Rating: 7 out of 10, this movie really couldn’t figure out what it wanted to be, an action movie or a romantic comedy. The action bits really worked, especially those involving Hardy, who has fantastic physical presence. Pine is more of a pretty boy who seemed a little miscast. Witherspoon, remarkably, seemed a little old for the part of the female lead but she’s such a good actress that she pulls it off. The funniest parts of the movie were the interaction between her and Chelsea Handler who steals every scene she’s in giving Witherspoon terrible dating advice. Hardy and Pine play best friends who are also CIA undercover agents who are competing for Witherspoon’s affections. They end up employing literally millions of dollars worth of assets to pursue her and threaten their own friendship. Schweiger plays the bad guy but is only sparsely used which is a shame because he’s an extremely interesting actor. I liked the movie but the director needed to make up his mind about where he was going and never really did. Luckily the actors were up to lifting the plot above his indecision and the result was pretty entertaining.
MVP: Hardy as Tuck, the CIA killer looking for love
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