Review of Central Intelligence Full Movie: The philosopher Thomas Hobbes had a word for this method "Exorbitance" Three hundred sixty-six years ago, in a weird Marvel trailers, wrote: “There are people who are not satisfied with fiction, unless you are rich, not only is greater than the work, but also the ability of nature would be impenetrable armor, Enchanted castle, invulnerable body, iron men, flying horses, and a thousand other things that can easily be utilized by those who dare to "see. Simulate fading and "Captain America: Civil War". "You are unusually hyper-verbal on," band, in the end, it is likely that the ability of nature, not only to overcome but also exhausted the dialogue seems to be a special effect says Black Widow Iron One translation. Back in 2012, I was really surprised by the balancing act that Joss Weldon films The Avengers. Six heroes come from very different walks of super-life: Who would believe that he had reached the integration of all into a coherent story? These days, it seems that the raw challenge.
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You... f***ing... idiots... This is not only the most disappointing movie of 2016 but it's the most insulting movie that has no Intelligence in the title as well in its story. Everyone involved should be goddamn ashamed of themselves. I mean, how was this not in the right hands?! (Prepare for spoilers) This movie thinks it can do the bare minimum of storytelling and character development which does not register at all. The writing takes too many easy ways out and eventually gets pointless and it decides to do the minimal effort just because the main stars can carry the film from pandering.
To be fair though, the stars have great chemistry on screen and you do get the sense that the roles are interesting and unique, but too bad that the writing is so lackluster that the characters only have the ability to speak through pop culture references. Same goes for the bullying message. The people writing this movie has the audacity to throw in an anti-bullying message into the plot to give a moral to be yourself and stand up to your tormentors which is unethical you don't see Dwayne Johnson stand up to his bully played by Jason Bateman, which is the worst part of the movie. Not only is it unethical to see that there was no progression in Johnson's character but it's just a cringe-worthy experience of having his bully remind him of the horrible past he had.
The majority of the problems story is summed up in this specific scene. Bob could've been given the ability to speak and fight back using his words without making physical contact and slowly shakeup his bully. Now that would've shown his progression as not only a CIA agent with 20 years of experience but also a changed man, but instead, the possibilities were just thrown out the window. And what is so strange about this, is that not only is it bad enough to see after all these years of being in the CIA his past got the best of him and couldn't move, and Yes, people do tend to freeze up when they get emotional and bad stuff does happen. But again, the message of overcoming obstacles for Dwayne Johnson's character could've been translated through his progression and it would easily have pushed forward while mastering his past, and for writers, Ike Baronholtz and Rawson Marshall Thurber to simplify it in the most disgusting, clichà (C)d and one dimensional degree is absolutely horrible.
The reason why I'm so passionate is that I was a victim of bullying myself. I was tormented by a kid who made fun of me and intimidated me to hit him and I tried everything to stand up for myself, but no matter what I did I always failed. Luckily I never saw the guy and again, and that scene brought me back to horrible memories and the film did absolutely nothing to make it positive, and the last half of the movie is even weaker. And I can't believe critics on websites such as IMDb are giving this a 6.3/10 and Rotten Tomatoes a 69% that is dishonest! If people are going to except a movie that is incompetent then this must be mind-blowing that it's excusable. Therefore, my final verdict for this movie is a 2/10. Even if the pros are Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart were enjoyable to watch and see them have a good time through the bloopers, the movie still panders at the lowest common denominator with its lazy story, lackluster jokes, awful and mean-spirited characters making it extremely unpleasant and a convoluted message that fucks up the moral it sets out to tell the audience.
After seeing the film the first time I sort of sluffed it off and just went with it thinking it was alright. But after thinking back to it, not only did it get worse everytime I see a handful of these clips especially that c*** licker of a cameo Jason Bateman plays (which is also an awkward and extremely unlikabe performance in the sense that I knew something was going to go down), but it's really cringing to see scenes that are so mean spirited not to mention pretty boring. In a strange way, if the movie left out that anti-bullying message I would give it some kind of respect that it was boring from beginning to end, but no! They had throw in this half assed message into half assed plot about overcoming obstacles in your life and stand up to your tormentors. Seriously guys?
After a this?! The only thing I got out of this movie was rage, all it did was remind me of the past troubles I had with an asshole in my martial arts class after watching the scene with Bateman in it. Personally, I would rather watch Ghostbusters (2016) 5 more times than this shit. Say what you want, at least that film wasn't that bad in my personal opinion. But even if you can disagree with my personal opinion, I'll say what I need to say. It's still shit! The comedy falls flat for most of the time, the story is beyond lazy, the characters are filled with the most stupid and mean spirited characters that makes it even more unwatchable and even if it's means of adding in a message let your voice being heard is extremely unsatisfying and disgraceful. It only gets worse everytime I look walk past it, it hurts me inside and I hope that piece of shit burns in Hell!
Even by reading the script for the movie and watching on screen on what the cast had to go through, especially when the crew thought that it's main leads can carry this movie coasting from its lazy premise, makes me want to punch those fucking idiots that think it's a good idea to give the bare bones with a bullying message thrown in the mix, when better thought can made in terms of execution. FUCK THIS MOVIE! Don't waste your time on this, there are plenty of better movies that have a better plot with better handling with the message. This is a train wreck!
Teaming up to of Hollywood's most popular contemporary stars, Central Intelligence sounded like a satisfying piece of dumb fun.
There isn't too much you can expect from a film like Central Intelligence, but given the high profile status of its stars and the fairly large budget behind it I was hoping to at least find a few laughs along the way. In actuality, it's one that too consistently shifts its focus to follow any kind of path. The two central themes in the film are the ridiculous nature of the action-comedy premise and the buddy relationship between the protagonists. The former takes itself too seriously for the humour to work with it all that often while the buddy nature is too underdeveloped and even cloyingly sentimental at times. With neither of these tones working all that well and a narrative which constantly oscillates back and forth between the two, Central Intelligence ends up as a scattered and less than satisfying film.
Honestly, Central Intelligence reminds me a lot of the problems I found in Kevin Hart's earlier buddy comedy film Ride Along (2014). Both films are about a character portrayed by Kevin Hart being dragged into a violent situation by a thin script and relying on the main actors to carry the film. In the case of Central Intelligence, this pairs Dwayne Johnson who has only ever found major success in action films alongside Kevin Hart who is yet to find a star vehicle which really works for him. This isn't really sufficient ground for a film, but Rawson Marshall Thurber decided to make it happen anyway. Unfortunately, his direction ends up as loose as it was on We're the Millers (2013). He sits back and relies on the actors to do the work, and there is only so far they can go with the material they are fed.
With jokes about Uber, Bronies, Taylor Swift and Game of Thrones (2011-present), I can't help but think that Central Intelligence is not a film which will maintain any real lasting value. Its jokes are too definitive of the modern day due to a reliance on contemporary pop culture. And even then, there's not much originality to it. Anyone on social media will have heard almost every joke from Central Intelligence countless times before through sh*tposing meme pages, and just because Dwayne Johnson is the one feeding it to audiences this time it doesn't make it any more original. His character is an inexplicable oddball with an enigmatic nature full of weird tendencies, leaving him completely unpredictable. The one chance that the script actually gets to develop him anywhere comes into play he encounters his former high school bully and is once again mocked, only to be confronted by bad memories and insecurities.
He reflects upon himself and shows audiences that he is still the same insecure person he was all those years ago, and things get serious for a second. This could have been a intelligent moment of character development where the story could begin an exploration of identity and body image, but there is no expectation that the film will end up fulfilling that. So when Central Intelligence fails to, the result is unsurprising. Instead, it just drags the film away from its humourous energy for no foreseeable purpose. The constant tonal shifts in Central Intelligence just interfere with its potential to be any kind of consistent fun time, resulting in a lazily scripted and scattershot experience which is sporadically entertaining only due to the efforts of its lead actors.
Kevin Hart is a great comedian in the right role, but his attempts to transition into cinema have often been met with unsatisfactory results. Films such as Get Hard (2015) work against his talents while others such as Ride Along have given him no script or plot to work with. Central Intelligence is a step up for him because the material is at a far more ridiculous level this time around and he makes a solid pairing with Dwayne Johnson, but once again he is stranded in a role with a lack of appreciation for the actor who's playing him. Kevin Hart is stuck in a very repetitive role where he spends the entire film complaining about how he doesn't want to be there and questioning the insanity of what is going on. It becomes a tired affair very quickly, and it's not until past the halfway point in the film where Calvin "Golden Jet" Joyner begins to embrace what is going on that his character begins to get all that likable. The highlight of Kevin Hart's performance comes from the consistent chemistry he maintains with Dwayne Johnson who gets the better end of the material. Kevin Hart is dedicated to the material and makes a good pairing with Dwayne Johnson, but the material is once again not up to his standard particularly as he has to play a repetitive wimp so often.
It's Dwayne Johnson who really leads Central Intelligence into its funnier material. Being such an unpredictable character, Dwayne Johnson keeps audiences guessing with his random sense of humour. He appears to have such a genuinely fun time with the role that his energy keeps flowing, and thus he makes for a very likable character. He has such a consistent sense of positivity about him so even when there's no guessing what comes next from him he still remains an appealing presence. Dwayne Johnson proves that he is able to flow so naturally with the sense of humour in Central Intelligence that his comic flair is a real high point of the film, even if the material isn't at his level. Dwayne Johnson is a rich presence in Central Intelligence, and his dedication to the material makes it worth the viewing.
Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy make some worthy cameos along the way, and Aaron Paul's supporting effort is refreshing.Central Intelligence finds comic flair from the efforts of Dwayne Johnson, but the inconsistent tone and lazy script leave it sporadically funny at best.
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