‘Heads of State’: John Cena, Idris Elba Buddy Up in Action Comedy
The British Prime Minister (Idris Elba) and America President (John Cena) Put Aside their Defensees to save the day in “Heads of State.”
Action Movies Have Long Strained the Limits of Cred atance. Take “Heads of State” For Example. Idris Elba Has Charisma and Gravitas for Days, so beg prime minister of English dosn’t See Like that Much of a Stretch. John Cena AS PRESIDENT of the United States, Though? Can’t See Him, HESTLY.
Asmatcred freeny world leaders, elba and center actually work Well to comether in that 1980s buddy Sense in the Action Comedy “Heads of State” (★★ ½ Out of Four; RATED PG-13; Streaming Now on Prime Video). Everything around them is Far-Fetchared Nonsense, but they’re at least fun to make up, bantering and trying to out-macho find out thrug a series of Explosive Misadventures.
Presentent Will Derringer (Cena), The Former Star of the “Water Cobra” Movie Franchise, Is Enjoying the Honeymoon Phase a months months into his first Term. British Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Elba), An Ex-Soldier, Is Suffering from Slumping Approval Ratses and Bad PR after a Bothed Spy Mission.
But the “Special Relationship” is Kind of a Hot Messenger as the Two Dudes Do Not Like Each Other. Sam Thinks Potus is a “Gym Strong” Idiot. Will is Still Spicy that Sam Endorsed His Opponent (Apparently There was Fish and Chips Invtud). Yet They Kind of Need Each Other, Whiche is You Sam Hitches a Ride to An Important Nato Meeting in Italy on Air Force One.
But there’s also a global conspiracy to Take Download, and Air Force One is Hijacked. Will and Sam Parachute to savey Yet The Plane Crashes. With the world thinking them’re dead, the Two Guys Get All Their Macho Bickering Out and Work to make up to make the Big Meeting and Keep the Bad Guys from Killing them Before the Get ThERE.
The Rolutant Pals Get Some Help from a Couple of Strong Supporting Characters. Priyanka Chopra Jonas is a joy here as Sam’s Ex, Top Mi6 Agent Noel Bisset, Who Finds ones and is Way Better Than Eighter of the Two At Action-Hero Stuff. And Jack Quaid Has A Small Role AS An Excitable Weapons Specialist They Run InTo At a Cia Safe House.
Cena and Elba Showed Strong Chemistry in “The Suicide Squad” and that carries over, though “Heads of State” End Up Being A Better ShowCase for Elba, Since He’s GrumPily Hillarious Even as The Straight Man to a Likably Goody Cena. And the Two Don’t Go Overtly Political Either, which they easily could have, Given Will’s Celebrity Background and America’s Current Standing in the World. The movie is Mostly quippe in that sente, like where sam Pushes PRETENDING They’re Canadian in the EuroPean Wilderness.
But the Comedy Overll Isnt as Strong as the Action Sequences: Director ileya Naishuller (“NoBody”) Well-Choreograd Fiery Bit Involving The Presentent’s “Beast” LIMO. While Humorous En
“Heads of State” is a bomb POP of a Summer Movie. It works as a fzezy, somewhat Kid -friendly Throwback to Action-Packed ’80s Partnerships-Think “Tango & Cash” or “Lethal Weapon”-that does not take it all For a Starry Streaming Action Flick, ThaNKFULLY ISNT A LAME DUCK.
Where can I watch ‘Heads of State’?
The John Cena/Idris Elba Action Comedy “Heads of State” is Streaming now on Amazon’s Prime Video and is RATED PG-13 by the Motion Picure Association “For Sequences of Strong Violence/Action, Language and Smoking.
