Watch This Means War
- PG-13
- 2012
- 1 hr 37 min
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6.3 (195,508)
This Means War is a romantic action-comedy film released in 2012. Directed by McG and starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, and Tom Hardy, the movie follows two best friends and CIA operatives, FDR Foster (Pine) and Tuck Hansen (Hardy), as they both fall in love with the same woman, Lauren Scott (Witherspoon), and compete for her affection.
The film starts with FDR and Tuck on a mission together, where they successfully capture an international criminal, Heinrich, who threatens to harm innocent people with a bomb. After the mission, Tuck, who is divorced with a young son, decides to try online dating and creates a profile for himself. FDR, who is a notorious ladies' man, decides to help Tuck with his online dating and ends up creating a profile for him as well.
Soon enough, Tuck matches with Lauren, a product tester, and they go on a date. At the same time, FDR coincidentally meets Lauren at a video store and sparks fly between them. When they both realize they are dating the same woman, they agree to let her choose between them.
As FDR and Tuck continue to try and win Lauren's heart, they also use their CIA skills to gather information about each other and sabotage each other's chances. The competition between them intensifies when they both take Lauren on a date to the same place, resulting in a hilarious fight scene where they try to outdo each other.
Meanwhile, Heinrich, the criminal they captured earlier, manages to escape and seeks revenge on FDR and Tuck. He begins by targeting Tuck and his family, and during one of these encounters, Tuck finally reveals to Lauren that he is a CIA operative. Lauren is initially shocked but decides to continue seeing him.
FDR, on the other hand, continues to use his CIA resources and discovers that Lauren's ex-boyfriend is a high-level intelligence operative. He decides to use this information to impress Lauren, but things go wrong when Heinrich kidnaps Lauren and FDR comes to rescue her, resulting in a thrilling car chase through the city.
In the end, FDR and Tuck put their differences aside and team up to capture Heinrich once and for all. Lauren chooses Tuck, and FDR goes on to date Lauren's best friend, Trish.
Overall, This Means War is a fun and entertaining movie that combines elements of comedy, action, and romance. The chemistry between the three leads is fantastic, and the movie features exciting action sequences along with some hilarious moments. The movie will appeal to those who enjoy romantic comedies and also those who love action movies. If you're looking for a fun movie to watch with your friends or significant other, look no further than This Means War.
This Means War is a 2012 action movie with a runtime of 1 hour and 37 minutes. It has received mostly poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.3 and a MetaScore of 31.