This Means War: movie review (+trailer)
'This Means War' is an improbably couples' movie that stretches credibility while coasting on Reese Witherspoon's charm.
'This Means War' seems more at home with action scenes than with its central romance.
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鈥淭his Means War鈥� is being promoted as a Valentine鈥檚 Day special, but it would more appropriately fit into Veterans Day. Chris Pine and Tom Hardy play best buddy CIA agents Foster and Tuck, who, in the film鈥檚 opening gambit, fire off more rounds than an entire US Army battalion. The high-low concept here is that both guys end up romancing the same woman 鈥� the lovelorn Lauren, played by Reese Witherspoon in her industrial-strength charm mode.聽
Lauren has no idea what these guys really do for a living, which doesn鈥檛 make much sense. But then again, nothing in this film makes much sense. The director, McG (鈥淐harlie鈥檚 Angels鈥�) is clearly more at home with the blam-blam stuff than the smoochie scenes. The best you can say about 鈥淭his Means War鈥� is that it would make a good date movie for couples in the witness protection program. Grade:聽C (Rated R for some sexual content.)