Where on earth did this come from, then? What happened to Tom Hardy's brain the week he signed on for a romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine - and a downright awful one at that? Two year after he appeared in Inception and this is what he offers up? And one year before he nailed it in movies like Warrior and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy? And in the same year that saw the likes of The Dark Knight Rises and Lawless, no less? WHAT? Presumably this was Hardy's attempt to either "have a go at being funny," or he needed to pay off a major debt somewhere real fast. It makes no sense at all for somebody who appears to be breezing through fascinating film role after fascinating film role to suddenly decide that they need to get involve with crash, dated nonsense like This Mean Wars, which sees Hardy and Pine as best friend CIA agents who turn against one another to win the affections of Witherspoon. It's an embarrassingly naff role for the man who - two years previously - lit up the screen with his role in Inception. Hardy himself has even vowed to steer clear of rom-coms forever, based on making This Means War. That's right, Tom; you are not to go anywhere near a rom-com for as long as you live. Understand?
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
