MOVIE REVIEW: Central Intelligence

Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart join forces in Central Intelligence, a action - buddy comedy that has been done before and yet it feels new and engaging because the two actors have excellent chemistry and impeccable comic timing not only from Hart but also from Johnson, who is more known in the wrestling world as The Rock and his action films.

The film starts in high school where Hart stars as Calvin Joyner as the popular kid in school while Johnson is Robert Weirdicht who is on the opposite end, a victim of bullying to the extreme.

Fast forward twenty years later and days before their high school reunion, the two shall meet again thru Facebook and this time - things have changed, Joyner is now  the mild-mannered and put down upon accountant in the firm that he works for while Weirdicht has changed his name into Bob Stone, has completely transformed physically and has a cool and exciting job unlike Joyner who incidentally was voted most likely to succeed. The two get into a situation that involves Stone's job and just like any other buddy action comedies - punchlines and action are thrown right into the audience.
Central Intelligence offers a fresh view though on bullying and overcoming it in all forms and situations. Add to it some excellent one liners most especially coming from Kevin Hart and a charming performance from Dwayne Johnson: the movie rises above it's genre and it's on track to becoming director Rawson Marshall Thurber's third blockbuster comedy film after Dodgeball in 2004 and We're the Millers from 3 years ago.