This Means War

Pretty boy actors are very difficult. Reason being, is that if you want to have a movie STARRING pretty boy actors, the film has to be good and the pretty boy has to ACT. Same thing can be said for hot chicks in movies. Which is why we talk about the newest action-romance-comedy, "This Means War".

Here's how it goes. FDR Foster and Tuck Henson are two of the FBI's top best agents and are best friends. After a certain mission goes wrong, they are grounded from special missions until further notice. While during that time, Tuck decides to finally start dating again, three years after being divorced, all while FDR decides to get with another woman, like the swinging bachelor he is. But all of that goes downhill for them, when they realize they're dating the same chick, Lauren Scott, who's in need of a man to fill in the hole that her crush has left. Now it's spy vs spy over this woman, all while the crook from the two agents' last mission is hunting for them. It might look like some cheesy bromance-romance battle, but it actually does have some good effort put into it. It's got great jokes, the characters have excellent chemistry, and the acting is very good. Not to mention, the action scenes are well shot, and it really does keep you hyped up at points. I don't think I've ever seen a game of Paintball so intense since "Community".

Chris Pine plays FDR. He's strong, willful, and swoons in various directions. Ever since "Star Trek", Pine's really been classified as one of my favorite actors of this generation. He has potentional of being a great action star, and I hope to see him in an "Expendables" movie, if the second one does well. Tuck's played by Tom Hardy, and he's proven to be a damn good action star after being in films like "The Warrior" and "Inception", and his upcoming work, "The Dark Knight Rises". Now, originally, the duo was going to be casted to Sam Worthington, but he left the project, along with Bradley Cooper and Seth Rogen. Honestly, I was glad with Pine and Hardy, but I also would've been fine with Worthington and/or Cooper. However, I would not be glad if any of them ended up with Seth Rogen. Reese Witherspoon plays Lauren Scott, the girl caught in a love triangle. She's very picky at times, but does try to make decisions, even after being forced into dating two guys by her pushy jackass of a mother. Most people complain about Witherspoon's performance, but for me...I don't think she's that bad of an actress. Granted, she's had some loose films, but that doesn't make her COMPLETELY bad. Til Schwieger, who you may remember as SGT. Hugo from "Inglorious Bastards" plays Heinrich, the villain. He's menacing, and really shows a lot of intimidations throughout the film. I've always enjoyed his work in previous films, aside from New Years Eve, and I only hope for the best in his next works.

The film was directed by McG, and yes, that is his name. It was really cool to see him do action films, when he's not making a lousy "Charlie's Angels" movie. And I don't care what you think, I thought Terminator Salvation was awesome!

Overall, "This Means War" is a pretty underratted comedy, that's more than what you expect. If you're into all action, romance, comedy, bromance, or fans of any of these actors, then I highly recommend it. So far, it's one of my favorite movies of the year, and let's hope I see some comedies that are as good as this.

Rating: 4.5/5 stars

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