I've got a real problem with the new film This Means War. And it's not because it looks dumb or because I'm not very fond of Reese Witherspoon or because the two male leads seem super bland or because I don't find Chelsea Handler particularly funny or because it's currently got a 27% on RottenTomatoes. No, my problem is with the premise itself:The world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends until they fall for the same woman. Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever - each other. (RottenTomatoes)
"Endless array of high-tech gadgetry," huh? And who's footing the bill for all this tech exactly? That's right: the American taxpayer. Is that what you're doing with all my money, President Obama? I'm breaking my back day in and day out at a job I mostly hate and paying my taxes on time and in full, so two sex-starved dipshits can ruin each other's dates with some chick Zack and Slater-style? Shenanigans!
How in the world can anybody find this concept entertaining? I'm serious. These two CIA buddies-turned-romantic-rivals are spending massive amounts of time and money not monitoring terrorist cells, but spying on Reese Witherspoon. That isn't funny. It's infuriating.
Also, I don't find Chelsea Handler particularly funny.
