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Central Intelligence (2016)

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber

Comedy | Action

Most recently watched by zombiefreak, schofizzy, sensoria

Overview

After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.

Rated PG-13 | Length 107 minutes

Actors

Dwayne Johnson | Kevin Hart | Amy Ryan | Danielle Nicolet | Jason Bateman | Aaron Paul | Ryan Hansen | Tim Griffin | Timothy John Smith | Sione Kelepi | Dylan Boyack | Thomas Kretschmann | Megan Park | Slaine | Annie Kerins | Nate Richman | Robert Woo | Kumail Nanjiani | Phil Reeves | David Stassen | Rickey Brown | Kyle Washburn | Michael Patrick Kane | Sarah K. Thurber | Lawrence Koplin | Rawson Marshall Thurber | Melissa McCarthy | Brett Azar | Anthony Molinari | Arthur Hiou | Joseph Oliveira | Allan Poppleton | Guy Nardulli | Mikaela Happas | Christopher Weigel | Timothy Carr | Susan Garibotto | Keston John | Colleen Kelly

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
07/10/2016Movie ScreenDigitalTheater7.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Heard good things so was hoping this would stick around long enough for me to catch it in theater. Glad it did because this movie is p darn good despite the obvious plotting to reach conclusion. P obvious what the deal was with the Black Badger (the identity) esp. when you cast Dwayne Johnson as the lead. Worth noting that he *can* carry a movie if it’s a good script unlike Snitch, which is just so-so and really doesn’t do anything to highlight his strengths.

The therapist scene had me LOL. Johnson can do comedy well when he has the material. Also good chemistry with Hart. If they sequel this I hope they have a stronger less predictable story.

Side note: what’s with the recent crop of new films that have tons of movie references??? Is this because of the filmmakers today having grown up on these films? It’s so weird to see so many. This is the second within the week to do this (the last being Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates). Just really bizarre to see so many in a movie some of which I’m guessing people won’t get.

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