Synopsis
After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
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Cast
- Dwayne JohnsonBob Stone
- Kevin HartCalvin Joyner
- Amy RyanPamela Harris
- Danielle NicoletMaggie
- Jason BatemanTrevor
- Aaron PaulPhil
- Ryan HansenSteve
- Tim GriffinAgent Stan Mitchell
- Timothy John SmithAgent Nick Cooper
- Sione KelepiYoung Robbie
Recommendations
- 75
Tampa Bay Times
What makes Central Intelligence appealing in appalling times is volcanic chemistry between Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. - 75
Consequence
Central Intelligence is genuinely funny, intriguingly plotted, and quite frankly one of the biggest surprises of the year. - 63
Movie Nation
It dawdles between action beats and big laughs, and in the third act, that lets much of the wind out of it. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Central Intelligence demonstrates an above-average interest in story and character, and tries, if not always successfully, to craft real comic situations and action sequences. It's been made with a certain level of polish and professionalism. And it capitalizes on the chemistry between Hart and Johnson. - 58
TheWrap
Central Intelligence doesn’t feel like the birth of a great comic duo — more like a blind date that goes a little better than expected. The chemistry’s not there yet, but let’s give it another shot. - 50
Slant Magazine
It's a pity that no one else involved in the making of the film had Dwayne Johnson's sly intuition. - 50
Variety
It delivers — on some basic, giddy, turn-off-your-frontal-lobes level. It’s an action-comedy utensil, like “Rush Hour” crossed with an old Arnold Schwarzenegger shoot-’em-up, with a few goofy added sprinkles of “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion.” - 42
The A.V. Club
That it manages to score a good laugh every couple of minutes is mostly a credit to stars Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, who make for a better mismatched-buddy comic duo than the movie probably deserves.
