Central Intelligence has a solid idea at its core, but this is a classic example of falling short of a potentially much stronger movie than it is. Dwayne Johnson is the absolute star of the piece and is terrific here, balancing machismo with some genuinely sympathetic character work in a performance that is both consistently charming and powerful, whilst Kevin Hart does manage a few moments when he stops being Kevin Hart and conveys something more considered and effective. The brief action beats work well, but the comedy - especially in the first act - is disappointingly very undernourished, which is very apparent. There are couple of extremely well-placed and well-played cameos which lift the movie, and the brief gag reel (after 'The End' announcement screen) is inevitably enjoyable, but overall Central Intelligence is somewhat over-familiar and undercooked.
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