Central Intelligence movie review: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart achieve just the goofiness the film is aiming for
Even Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson can only juggle so much. High school bullying, large man with hyper-sensitivity issues, small man with hyper-expectations problems, CIA with a rogue agent, auctions with satellite codes on the block, and the whole free world with survival at stake. Not to mention a looming school reunion.
Still, Central Intelligence had a chance, for the simple fact that Johnson as the CIA strapper with a golden heart and Hart as the loser who gets sucked into his world are suited to their roles. In rare moments, they achieve just the goofiness the film is aiming for.
However, there are just not enough of those to lift the film from the unfunny mess that it is for most part, with many, many Hollywood film references, lot of gay connotations, and some heavy-duty and out-of-place vulgarity, of which we get only the unwholesome leftovers as the Censors snip their way through.
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan, Aaron Paul
