Village Voice
Acts straightaway like it has an audience eating out of its hand, while neglecting to do anything surprising or delightful to actually seduce that audience.
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This Means War
Two top CIA operatives (Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) wage an epic battle of the heart after they discover they're dating the same woman (Reese Witherspoon) in this action-comedy from director McG (Terminator Salvation, Charlie's Angels).
"The world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends until they fall for the same woman. Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever – each other." (Official Synopsis)
201298 minsUSA
ActionComedy
- Director:
- McG ('Terminator Salvation', 'We Are Marshall', 'Charlie's Angels')
- Writer:
- Timothy DowlingSimon KinbergMarcus Gautesen
- Cast:
- Tom HardyChris PineReese WitherspoonRebel WilsonLaura VandervoortTil Schweiger
This Means War / Reviews
Variety
Misleadingly action-focused ads aside, this uneven affair could score a mid-field femme following.
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It’s not so much the writing as the easy comedic chemistry between the leads that sells it.
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New York Post
To what tier of romantic comedies does This Means War’ belong? You’d have to start at zero and work your way down.
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New York Daily News
The kind of rom-com that insults its primary audience and panders to their dates, War is depressingly mean-spirited.
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Los Angeles Times
What you have is some bittersweet fun peppered by bursts of sharp patter, the best between the boys.
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Hollywood Reporter
This perfectly dreadful romantic action comedy manages to embarrass its three eminently attractive leading players in every scene.
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Empire Magazine
Smart, funny and really quite hot, this is worth a look no matter what you think of Charlie's Angels.
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