When I think of the perfect movie I think of a movie with action humor and romance. Unfortunately I am a sucker for a good love story; you know ­- the classic boy meets girl Romeo and Juliet Cinderella story. However, nowadays, love stories have evolved from a man looking for a girl missing a glass slipper, to a vampire falling in love with a mortal.

  This Means War is portrayed as a “perfect guy-girl movie.” It opens on a fighting scene - shots are fired, people die, and one of the main characters dangles over the side of a building. Immediately the audience is on the edge of their seats rooting for Spies FDR and Tuck played by actors Chris Pine and Tom Hardy.

  The audience follows Tuck and FDR as they go about their lives at the CIA. The relationship between the two agents was evident quickly. They were like one person in two bodies killing crime through covert ops. They treat each other like family and seem virtually inseparable until love strikes…and gets in the way of their friendship.

  The whole movie is based on this plot of boy meets girl. Tuck meets Lauren, played by Resse Witherspoon, and falls in love with her. While FDR is standing watch 200 yards away at the movie store, he runs into the same Lauren and also falls in love with her. The two best friends soon realize they both are dating her and have a “gentleman’s agreement” to fight for her “the right way” by not getting involved in the other’s relationship.

  The plot may seem familiar and there is reason for that. They say there are only really a few plot lines in movies that are just redone over and over again. Honestly though, most movie writers do a better job than others of  covering up redone plot lines. This idea of more than one guy fighting for a girl is just too present right now and apparently people like it. It can be seen in Twilight, When in Rome, the Bachelorette and now This Means War.

Don’t get me wrong, the movie was entertaining, but if you read nothing else of this article read this: this is not a kid’s movie. It is a good chick flick for college aged/young adult girls, but quite frankly, I would be embarrassed to be at that movie with my grandma or even my brother (who originally wanted to see the movie with me) and you know what they say “If you wouldn’t see it with your grandma don’t see it at all.”

  The movie had some great themes in it though, such as the on-going theme of family and the bond between friends. Tuck has a son who is definitely present in the movie, and FDR’s grandparents are a great symbol of love that lasts and family you can count on.

   The agents have a bond that is like family - “brothers forever” in their words. Although the audience watches what they believe to be the deterioration of a friendship that seems to have everything together, in the end not even a girl could split these friends apart.

 Overall, I didn’t like the movie and wouldn’t see it again. Parts of the movie were simply distasteful in the way the writers and producers portrayed relationships. I don’t even think that I could safely recommend it to anyone. However, if you are determined to see this movie I suggest you do not go with kids, guys, or your grandmother. 

  There is one thing that is constantly said in this movie. It is said by FDR, Tuck and even FDR’s grandma. “There are no mistakes” although I must agree that we learn from our mistakes I hope that the writers and producers will learn from their mistake and not follow this plot line again, and maybe make a movie worth seeing that isn’t written to be distasteful and star-studded.