Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence
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Rawson Marshall ThurberKamera:
Barry PetersonBesetzung:
Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Ariana DeFusco, Aaron Paul, Amy Ryan, Megan Park, Brett Azar, Danielle Nicolet, Tim Griffin, Slaine, Jeffrey Corazzini (mehr)Streaming (7)
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Einst war er in der Schule der Nerd, auf dem alle herumgehackt haben, doch nun feiert Bob (Dwayne Johnson) beim Klassentreffen als skrupelloser CIA-Agent eine triumphale Rückkehr. Für einen vermeintlich streng geheimen Fall rekrutiert er dort einen ehemaligen Klassenkameraden (Kevin Hart), der früher den Schulhof im Griff hatte und noch heute, wenn auch als Buchhalter, von seinen glorreichen Tagen träumt. Doch worauf er sich eingelassen hat, merkt der seriöse Schreibtischtäter erst, als sein unberechenbarer neuer Freund ihn längst in ein bleihaltiges Spionage-Abenteuer verwickelt hat. (Universal Pictures Germany)
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The excellent The Rock, who enjoys the role immensely (I felt he was heavily inspired by Kody from Step by Step for the role of Bob Stone) pulls the whole film up. The tale of a high school star who has fizzled out and a bullied obese kid who has become a hunky ace picks up steam when national security becomes an issue. Hart is surprisingly bearable, the action is fine and the quirky humour worked on me unexpectedly often. “You look like a black Will Smith, or something!”
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Central Intelligence could be conceptualized and rated like the vast majority of today's comedy productions from Hollywood, namely with a bland and average rating. The film relies mainly on the utterly ambivalent appearance and nature of the two main characters played by Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, which doesn’t work very well at times, but I still laughed. The story features a slightly predictable crime-plot that doesn't offend but doesn't amaze either, plus there's a bit of relationship, bullying and youthful angst themes thrown in, which are kind of plus points. If I had to mention the most notable flaws, I was bothered by Johnson's occasional overacting and the kind of silly "stripping" scene near the end of the film (which was offset by Johnson's opening shower dance in a latex). In short, a film that is mediocre and predictable, but whatever, I had a good time.
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I didn't think I would enjoy this movie, but I found myself rooting hard for The Rock and wanting him to not be an asshole. The film actually got to me, even though Kevin Hart with his running mouth will never be my favorite comedian. Several scenes here are really great and I laughed out loud.
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