Central Intelligence
Warner Bros. | Release Date: June 17, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
23
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzJun 16, 2016
The best thing about this movie is that you believe in the relationship. Hart and Johnson are a classic comedy duo in the tradition of Abbott & Costello, Bob Hope & Bing Crosby and Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor. Read full review
75
Consequence of SoundRandall ColburnJun 15, 2016
Central Intelligence is genuinely funny, intriguingly plotted, and quite frankly one of the biggest surprises of the year. Read full review
75
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallJun 15, 2016
What makes Central Intelligence appealing in appalling times is volcanic chemistry between Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. Read full review
70
Village VoiceBilge EbiriJun 21, 2016
Central Intelligence won’t blow you out of the theater, but you might be surprised at how well it works — how genuinely funny it is — given the familiarity of this concept. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangJun 16, 2016
Central Intelligence is dumb in all the right ways, and also a bit smarter than you might expect. Read full review
67
HitfixDrew McWeenyJun 20, 2016
Central Intelligence manages to be a far more coherent comedy than I would have expected, and it’s a worthy representation of the genre. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniJun 17, 2016
Central Intelligence is actually funny. Read full review
63
New York PostSara StewartJun 16, 2016
There’s such a genuine sweetness to Johnson you can’t help digging the shtick. Read full review
63
Washington PostStephanie MerryJun 16, 2016
Central Intelligence won’t win any points for originality, but that doesn’t make it any less funny. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 15, 2016
It dawdles between action beats and big laughs, and in the third act, that lets much of the wind out of it. Read full review
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