I can only assume that years of green screen acting for super hero movies has completely sapped Chris Evens' acting abilities because especially the first 60% of the movie is just the most atrocious excuse for acting. Ana de Armas didn't exactly give an Oscar performance here herself, but she ends up carrying Chris' phoned in yelling and screaming. I think he yells 80% of his lines, it's like a bad kids TV show.
The writing is just atrocious. Chris is playing an odd parody of the lamest beta-male who is simultaneously jacked & good looking while also having most of the abilities of an alpha male, but at all times is too afraid to properly use any of them.
The writers had so few clues as to how to write a strong and smart character for Ana de Armas to play and instead had to rely on making Chris' character as pathetic as possible. In doing so, any of the comedy they were seeking was overrun by the cringe factor.
The writing is just atrocious. Chris is playing an odd parody of the lamest beta-male who is simultaneously jacked & good looking while also having most of the abilities of an alpha male, but at all times is too afraid to properly use any of them.
The writers had so few clues as to how to write a strong and smart character for Ana de Armas to play and instead had to rely on making Chris' character as pathetic as possible. In doing so, any of the comedy they were seeking was overrun by the cringe factor.