Central Intelligence (2016)
Rated PG-13
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan, Danielle Nicolet, Jason Bateman, Aaron Paul
Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber
The Story:
Calvin Joyner (Hart) is apprehensive about his impending 20 year high school reunion. The man voted most likely to succeed has felt like anything but successful in the ensuing decades, his best days seemingly far behind him. When he accepts a friend request from Bob Stone (Johnson), it turns out that it's a former classmate who was bullied in high school, but Calvin stood up for him once upon a time. The two reunite, and Bob tells Calvin that he needs his accounting skills to help him find the elusive Black Badger!
Kevin Hart has grown on me over the past few years.
Starting as a supporting cast member, he usually made the movies he was in better, graduating into leading man or at least supporting lead actor in a film.
When paired with the right actor, he forms a great comedy tandem.
Thankfully, he's paired with The Rock, Dwayne Johnson.
This time, Johnson gets to play the action hero again, but in a much more comic role, and with faults and foibles that normally he doesn't get to use in most films.
The results are comedic gold, and it may be an eye-opening film for a lot of moviegoers who may not be used to seeing Johnson displaying his comedic chops.
The movie even keeps you guessing on whether or not Bob really is a traitor or not, so Thurber delicately balances the fun with the action and it combines to be a fun movie for the whole family.
Plus, when any movie gets the "Mom Seal of Approval" by my lovely wife wanting to see it again the same week...
Well, that's a winner in my book.
Welcome to the first contender for Best of the Year 2017 status!
Final Grade: B+
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