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This Means War

Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, Chris Pine

Directed by McG
Rolling Stone: star rating
5 1.5
Community: star rating
February 16, 2012

Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine in 'This Means War.'
Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine in 'This Means War.'
20th Century Fox

A trio of appealing actors (Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine) is trapped in an action-spiked romcom (the guys are CIA agents vying for the same cute product analyzer) death-sentenced by a lack of humor, heart and a coherent reason for being. I could say more, but do I really need to?

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