» Reviews: This Means War

Nathan Schwartz

|    Tuesday, February 21, 2012

  • Director: McG
  • Producer: Robert Simonds, Will Smith, James Lassiter, Simon Kinberg
  • Writer: Simon Kinberg, Timothy Dowling
  • Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Til Schweiger, Chelsea Handler, Abigail Spencer
  • Distributor: 20th Century Fox
  • Running Time: 98 min
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Genre: Comedy, Action, Romance

There’s nothing you should be expecting from This Means War. The story was your garden-variety action/comedy/romance, with primitive themes and logical nonsense aplenty. But, for some reason, I was able to look beneath that crummy outer layer, which was a thick one mind you, and just enjoy the humorous chemistry between the characters, and the amiable acting. Instead of what I usually do in these sorts of movies, which is slouch in my seat while trying to count the amount of people in the theater, I was engaged enough in the story (however cliché) to willingly take the ride.

Verdict: Wait for the DVD/Blu-ray

 

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