This Means War seems to be an action/romantic comedy in the same vein as True Lies and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The trailer looks amusing and the main storyline seems pretty unlikely and clichéd. It doesn't look like it's trying to win any awards, and as long as it doesn't take itself too seriously it could be a fun movie.
Director - McG - Terminator Salvation was just terrible. I thought the first Charlie's Angels was okay, but the sequel was unwatchable. This looks closer to Charlie's Angels than Terminator. One thing that gives me hope is that McG is a producer for Chuck, and that is a good show that deals with undercover spies and romance.
Writers - Timothy Dowling, Simon Kindberg - Dowling wrote Role Models which was alright, but he was credited with the story of George Lucas in Love. So he gets a pass from me. Kindberg wrote Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but is also responsible for such atrocities as X-Men: The Last Stand, XXX: State of the Union, and Jumper. He also wrote the first Robert Downey Sherlock Holmes, and the upcoming Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
Starring
Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, Chris Pine, Til Schweiger, and Chelsea Handler
The three stars are all good actors, with Hardy being the best of them. I really liked Witherspoon in Walk the Line, but I haven't liked any of her romantic comedies (How Do You Know, Legally Blonde, Sweet Home Alabama.) Chris Pine was great as Captain Kirk. Tom Hardy is the big up and comer of the group, and this summer when he portrays Bane in The Dark Knight Rises will put him on the A-List. He was also really good in Warrior. Schweiger had a good role in Inglorious Basterds, and is very famous in his native Germany. I know who Chelsea Handler is, but have never seen her in anything.
Early Reviews
Colin Covert - 1/2 out of 4 - http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/139455138.html
Roger Ebert - * 1/2 out of 4 - http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120215/REVIEWS/120219990
Christy Lemire - ** 1/2 out of 4 http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2012/02/13/review_stars_make_this_means_war_tolerable/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Movie+news
May the Force be with you,
CHUD
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