Starring Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, Chris Pine
Wasn't Reese Witherspoon meant to be the next Julia Roberts? For a while I sort of hoped not. But this film seems to put that label back onto her.
Tom Hardy and Chris Pine are two C.I.A agents who through a dating website and some governmental hacking are now dating the same woman. That same woman, Lauren (Witherspoon) is just an unlucky gal when it comes to love - so is at first cautious about taking on two guys at once.
So the joke is that being C.I.A agents they both have electronic and spy like skills at their disposal to fight it out.
It first feels like a chick-flick for guys. And that's it. There's little fun had by the two male leads and Witherspoon seems to rely on her friend Trish's (Chelsea Handler) crazy suggestions more than her own initiative. And one thinks Witherspoon's character is to blame to a degree. What with her knowing fully that she's dating two guys.
In that last paragraph I think I've confirmed what we discussed at University at times concerning audiences at the cinema. That the viewer will most likely bring their own experiences to the picture.
For this film I sort of had to. There was no other way I'd enjoy it.
2/5
If you like this you should try
True Lies (1994) 4/5
Charlie's Angels (2000) 2/5
Get Smart (2008) 4/5
Date Night (2010) 4/5
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