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This Means War (2012)
I'm seeing a lot of feminist reviews:
Firstly, this movie is not as bad as the reviews- If you go into a type of movie like this with expectations, then you will be dissatisfied.
The movie focuses on two CIA agents, Tuck and FDR, who are both attractive men who end up seeking out the same woman (Lauren Scott) without her knowing.
Firstly, I'd like to to talk about the characters:
Tuck (Tom Hardy) is a British Agent working for the CIA. His closest and only friend is FDR, his buddy from work. He is also divorced and trying to seek back his ex wife, but with not much luck. Tuck is a more traditional Romantic, who seeks out long term, more meaningful relationships. He is seen as the "safe option" for Lauren throughout the film.
FDR Foster (Chris Pine) is an American agent working for the CIA. His closest and what appears to be only friend is Tuck. Foster is more of as described by Weatherspoon's character, "a one night rental type of guy", and seeks pleasure in sleeping with lots of different women, and doesn't have time for a relationship. He often comes across as cocky and arrogant, although it is obviously like that to show the contrast in personalities between Tuck and himself. He is seen by Lauren as a more mysterious guy, and she believes he can change and become a more compassionate man. This becomes more evident throughout the film as FDR makes a lot of compromises to impress Lauren.
Lauren Scott (Reece Weatherspoon) is a successful business women who runs a product testing and recommendation company. She is seen to be almost a hopeless romantic, as she had broken up with her boyfriend and not took dating as seriously as she would like to. Lauren, like Tuck, has always been interested in having a deep and meaningful relationship, which is why her ending up with FDR at the end is ironic. She is often influenced by her best friend, who essentially forces her into dating two guys at once.
Now moving on to the premise:
I actually enjoyed the premise of the movie, despite what other people have said. I think it was clever and allowed for a complicated and competitive race to get Lauren. And I don't understand why people are getting so up tight about the whole "spying" aspect of the movie, it's a cheesy romantic-action movie, I don't think the idea of it was to condemn close spying on women. It was there to show how desperate they were and to what lengths they would go to beat each other. It changes the traditional "couple of guys fighting for the girl" into something a bit different, which I enjoyed. It also showed how much they actually cared about Lauren, and how far they would go to make her happy.
One criticism I would have on the film is that the action could have been a bit more frequent, as the only real action was at the beginning, some in the middle in the Bar with the Russian men, and at the end. Although the paintball scene with Hardy was brilliant.
Overall this film is a solid and a decent watch, I wouldn't watch it expecting action, but more just a funny laugh and a bit of a stupid premise.
Impractical Jokers (2011)
Funny as hell!!!!
I came into IMDb actually not sure what this would get. I was thinking a 5.9 or 6.3 but it was an amazing 8.7/10!
4 friends from college now in their mid life's have created a show that is funny, original, clever and nerve racking. Another thing I love is that the things they do aren't anything to extreme and not life threatening or too silly. And people were very harsh saying it was a complete rip-off of Jackass (it's nothing like it FYI), and also saying things like they force their laughs. It adds to the atmosphere of the show and what people have to remember is that these guys have been friends for 20+ years and are making a fool of themselves in public. If one of my closest friends started dancing around in public I would laugh my bum off.
Overall I think anyone who likes a good laugh and has a good taste at comedy then I 100% recommend this to you.