This Means War
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+Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.
What critics thought
Critics nearly universally panned this action-comedy hybrid, finding it neither funny nor romantic and arguing that its three leads were wasted by a tonally confused script and clumsy direction. A small handful of reviewers were willing to enjoy it as cheerful, unpretentious nonsense — but even they admitted it was a mess. The sharpest disagreements were over the Hardy-Pine pairing: most felt the buddy chemistry never clicked, while a few thought they lit up the screen together.
“an incompetent stupid action comedy”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“a 98-minute music video without the music -- all splash and little heart”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
“silly action sequences grow tedious and rarely blend with the wannabe madcap comedy”
Claudia Puig·USA Today
“the whole sublimely stupid mess works”
Tom Long·The Detroit News
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance
Cast & Crew
McGDirector
Reese WitherspoonLauren
Chris PineFDR Foster
Tom HardyTuck
Til SchweigerHeinrich
Chelsea HandlerTrish
John Paul RuttanJoe
Abigail SpencerKatie
Angela BassettCollins
Rosemary HarrisNana Foster
George TouliatosGrandpa Foster
Clint CarletonJonas
Warren ChristieSteve
Christophe BeckComposer
Timothy DowlingWriter
Simon KinbergWriter
Russell CarpenterCinematographyThis Means War
Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.
What critics thought
Critics nearly universally panned this action-comedy hybrid, finding it neither funny nor romantic and arguing that its three leads were wasted by a tonally confused script and clumsy direction. A small handful of reviewers were willing to enjoy it as cheerful, unpretentious nonsense — but even they admitted it was a mess. The sharpest disagreements were over the Hardy-Pine pairing: most felt the buddy chemistry never clicked, while a few thought they lit up the screen together.
“an incompetent stupid action comedy”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“a 98-minute music video without the music -- all splash and little heart”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
“silly action sequences grow tedious and rarely blend with the wannabe madcap comedy”
Claudia Puig·USA Today
“the whole sublimely stupid mess works”
Tom Long·The Detroit News
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance
Cast & Crew
McGDirectorReese WitherspoonLaurenChris PineFDR FosterTom HardyTuckTil SchweigerHeinrichChelsea HandlerTrishJohn Paul RuttanJoeAbigail SpencerKatieAngela BassettCollinsRosemary HarrisNana FosterGeorge TouliatosGrandpa FosterClint CarletonJonasWarren ChristieSteveChristophe BeckComposerTimothy DowlingWriterSimon KinbergWriterRussell CarpenterCinematographyRent & Buy
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