Central Intelligence is a great movie with a well developed plot and a terrific comedic cast. It's a fun, mindless comedy action that you can switch off from reality while watching and have a good time, there are many side splitting moments and even parts that had me at the edge of my seat. The writers did a great job of making us care for these characters before they set off on their journey, which helped out in the long run. However, the pacing was certainly slow, it was not as action packed and intense as the trailers made it out to be, there's a lot of slower moments, even times where I was begging for some plot development instead of mindless comedy. The cast are terrific, Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson shine in the lead roles and their chemistry is the film's highlight, they are joined by a stellar supporting cast that includes Amy Ryan and Aaron Paul, as well as a few brilliant cameos. It also deserves credit for switching roles and getting the lead actors to do something unexpected of them, putting the well known comedian, Hart, in a straight role and putting an action star, Johnson, as the flamboyant, over the top character, this differentiated the movie, making it more interesting. Though it may not be as exciting as the trailers made it seem, Central Intelligence is simple fun, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good action or comedy.

An accountant gets himself in trouble with the law after reuniting with an old high school acquaintance looking to prove his innocence.

Best Performance: Aaron Paul

Twenty years ago, Calvin "The Golden Jet" Joyner (Kevin Hart) was voted the most likely to succeed in his high school. Robbie Wheirdicht (Dwayne Johnson) was the bullied fat kid who got humiliated by Trevor Olson and his friends. Now, Calvin is a simple accountant who gets passed over for a promotion. He's married to school sweetheart Maggie Johnson (Danielle Nicolet) who is more successful than him. With the upcoming high school reunion, he is friended by Bob Stone. It turns out to be Wheirdicht who gets him involved in an international espionage caper. CIA Agent Pamela Harris (Amy Ryan) reveals to Calvin that former agent Wheirdicht killed his partner Phil (Aaron Paul) and is the mysterious criminal Black Badger out to sell stolen satellite codes.

Kevin Hart and The Rock have great chemistry together especially these two characters. It's a solid odd couple. Hart doesn't have to go crazy and he's actually more of a straight man in this coupling. The movie works great whenever they are together. The story itself is a mix of functional Macguffin with problematic details. It would have been great for the duo to have more time together.

Central Intelligence sees a high school fat kid Rob Wierdich who is humiliated at his last day in school being transformed into muscular but timid Rob Stone (Dwayne Johnson) who is now a CIA operative.

Twenty years later and with a high school reunion on the horizon Stone hooks up with Calvin Joyner (Kevin Hart) the star student known as the Golden Jet and the only one who came to Wierdich's aid. Joyner's career as an accountant has not been as stellar that high school promised but Stone wants to use his skills to decrypt some financial transactions. The agency thinks that Stone has gone rogue and are out to get him.

This is essentially a buddy action comedy. Hart is actually the straight man, leaving the light goofy comedy to Johnson. They make a good team but the plot is too formulaic and unadventurous. Still the offbeat characterisation from Hart and Johnson makes this film amusing enough.