Central Intelligence 2016 by AverageMansReviews

Central Intelligence 2016 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time

Warning/Disclaimer: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/homosexual slur/electrocution/torture/shooting/breaking/choking/decapitation/disembowelment/running/vehicle crashing. Disclaimer; if anyone should undertake these words of wisdom in this content go and seek the right professionals guidance before doing so and finally I cannot stress this enough, if anyone should take these words of wisdom on board with or without the consent of a professional of any background I will not take any responsibility for the potential outcomes. I will repeat that one more time, I will not take any responsibility for any potential outcomes, now I have made it crystal clear I can proceed with this content.

20 years later: nutshell; these two Central High; high school friends meet up days before their high school reunion. Calvin Joyner/other names [Kevin Hart:] at Central High he was very popular and all-rounder, including marrying his high school sweetheart Maggie Joyner [Danielle Nicolet:] speculation on my part I'm going to give her the title of successful business person, because unless I have missed something or we just don't get told but whatever she is successful in her own office, but nowadays Calvin is just an accountant. We now meet Bob Stone/other names/other characters [Young stand in: Sione Kelepi/Adult: Dwayne Johnson:] at high school he was far physically different from what he is in the present day, for him high school was not a good experience. But Calvin is completely unaware that Agent Stone is going to completely change their lives.

The framework and pacing of this 116 minutes film is good, don't get me wrong does follow a very simple yet very effective yet reliable yet timeless classic outlay of life changing experiences, richer for the experience of this event and you can change things around and be comfortable with the person you are that kind of thing [I will discuss this last bit more later on.]

Character developments and performances: as I have just illustrated the character developments follow a very simple and in short very effective outlay, generally speaking the cast performances are a reflection of their character types which means this is good with good chemistry. I am not being woke here, but I get the positive message about making changes and being comfortable with who you are, but you are aware as of 2016 or/and 2023 and beyond, this is a silly notion. Because yes I can lose some weight, I could improve myself but at the end of the day, I am still a person with brain damage. I mean I have made some kind of peace with being disabled, but it is the first thing anyone sees and because we are living in a very superficial society I stick out like a sore thumb. I am not being a cynical old goat, but for the sense of achievement and inner peace to somebody, it is better to say "Try and change if you want to, do what you can change and try to make peace with what you can't." So as you can see that kind of attempt of cheesy positive messaging rubs me up the wrong way and for those people now thinking or saying something to the effect of "Obviously this message wasn't meant for you." To that I would say "Caution you are now walking a very slim line between prejudiced and/or discrimination."

But now we come to some meat in this film, let's not kid ourselves here the driving force behind this film is a partnership of Johnson and Hart; so they chemistry is fluently there making everything run like clockwork, this is one of those films where I can easily say without this partnership this film would have just fallen flat on its face.

Action/Comedy: I will give you one lengthy sequence roughly; Calvin and Agent Stone discussing things and at the same time Agent Stone is setting up something, Calvin doesn't like what he hears so he blows their cover as there are other CIA Agents, which are looking for them; Agent Stone has to basically a spear [a running wrestling move,] out of the way of getting shot by these Agent. So our partnership is now taking cover behind I believe these cubical dividers, Agent Stone wants Kelvin to use his acting abilities that picked up from high school; improv a hostage type of character which Kelvin says no to it but in a lively situation Agent Stone just nicely yanks him up and goes with it using him as a hostage and shooting his gun. Obviously Calvin and every other civilian in this sequence is panicking, then our partnership takes refuge behind this printer, our Agent pulls out the ink cartridge and throws it up and towards these other Agents; Agent Stone is at the same time following his gun at this ink cartridge to create this black mist. Calvin tries to make a run for it, but Agent Stone scoops him what I think is a mail trolley, where Calvin is obviously still screaming, to somewhat speed this up a little eventually they get surrounded with Agent Pamela Harris [Amy Ryan:] she is the leading Agent responsible for bringing this case to a close, a little Agent to Agent back and forth, then off the back of that Calvin tries to get himself out of this situation, it doesn't work. But unknown to her and everyone else Agent Stone from earlier on had created a distraction which give it a couple of more seconds and it will be ready to go off, Agent Stone briefly informs by whispering Calvin with the most basic of details of if it works you will have totally boss story, but he declined; this distraction goes off and Agent Stone runs and pushes Calvin in this mail trolley through this window which breaks and potentially falling to their death, but with a little bit of luck they land on this inflatable advertising gorilla and then quickly make a getaway.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; it is a solidly good film, which if you haven't seen it yet it is worth a watch especially if you like Hart or/and Johnson separately or together, we also have a blooper reel at the end of this film. This film also has awards accredited to its name; 2 Winners Kids' Choice Awards, USA 2017 Blimip Award BFFs (Best Friends Forever) Dwayne Johnson Kevin Hart and Teen Choice Awards 2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Movie Star: Male Kevin Hart. 8 nominees that include also from the previous award ceremony/event Choice Summer Movie Star: Male Dwayne Johnson and Choice Summer Movie