Star: Cameron Diaz

This is quite entertaining, pretty much from the outset, in multiple patches of smooth action in close succession, but it also comes with multiple patches of irritating chaos and pop/junk music/vibes in close succession. A balance of pleasant and unpleasant for the discerning smooth action connoisseur protective of his mood. The appearance of Cameron Diaz‘s face is quite offputting in itself at times – especially when she’s stressed or acting hormonally imbalanced. She looks like an undeclared daughter of Dolph Lundgren. But if you love screaming and pop/party music alongside toiletry expressions of an aged Cameron Diaz during chaotic car journeys, this movie will be right up your street (but this website won’t be).

By 45 minutes in the mood has lifted slightly — Cameron Diaz’s character is onboard and willingly tagging along with Tom Cruise‘s character now, in a happy-go-lucky manner, and the plot is slightly intriguing.

Some of the stunts and interactions are so cheesy it’s borderline satire. Like something from Police Academy.

All in all, considering its balance of pros and cons, this movie probably deserves a Bang Average rating, which is respectable — it beats plenty of mediocre classics, but doesn’t wow by any means.

Gal Gadot played a minor actionless role in the middle — if she were the lead female it would have probably been a more convincing and entertaining movie I reckon.