
Such a movie depends on the charisma of its stars and a certain lightness of touch. Witherspoon has her part down. She’s bright and fun, and turns to her (inevitable) best friend for advice, in this case Chelsea Handler, whose raunchy dialogue was apparently toned down to get the movie a PG-13 rating. Pine and Hardy fill their roles serviceably well; it’s easy to see why Witherspoon is attracted to them both, and they’re credible as rough-and-ready agents who would take a bullet for each other.
Still, moviegoers crave light entertainment, especially with a romantic angle, and This Means War may be just good enough to please its target audience…at least until something better comes along.
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7 Comments
jingmei | June 17, 2012 8:34 AM
Just was this This Means War, have to mention disspointed about the kinda shitty ending since if I were in the situation of the woman who bans two dudes at the same time, gonna choose Tom Hardy just he is damn hot, Chris Pine is not my type so doubt about the pathetic taste of Reese Witherspoon or for some reason just because Tome Hardy is Brit, whom I just prefer.
Brendan | February 25, 2012 10:56 PM
Maltin is a saggy d-bag. He often judges actors on his own slanted opinion, rather than the work. I read a summary of an actor's work, where Maltin said the actor was "too stolid and humorless to do comedy." Really? So now we're judging actors for roles they haven't even DONE yet? What an ass. I am not getting on him because he's old and tired - I love critics with many years under their belt who do this well, but he's so delusional and has been all this career.
John | February 24, 2012 4:37 AM
I really cannot imagine any possible reason why you'd feel compelled to write that. These reviews are some of the most concise on the internet, and his opinions are typically fair and articulate. If you feel his reviews aren't relevant to your life, stop visiting his site. But for the sake of those of us who enjoy reading the insights of a legend like Maltin, please grow up.
EDS | February 18, 2012 5:13 PM
Chelsea Handler is as useless as you're reviews have become (well, ALMOST)!