Out of the blue, he is contacted by an old classmate he barely remembers: the overweight, bullied kid who was the victim of a humiliating school prank. That kid is now (Dwayne Johnson), a towering, muscular, and eccentric CIA agent.
Central Intelligence is a 2016 American action comedy film directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber ( Dodgeball , We’re the Millers ). It stars Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart in a classic odd-couple buddy comedy set against a backdrop of international espionage.
The film blends high-octane spy thriller tropes with high school reunion nostalgia and a surprisingly heartfelt message about anti-bullying and self-acceptance. Calvin Joyner (Kevin Hart) was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" in high school. Twenty years later, he’s a bored, risk-averse accountant whose glory days are far behind him.
A solid 7/10 – A perfect airplane movie or Friday night popcorn flick.
