My job is to harm.” Of course, the bodyguard should know that since his passenger has attempted to take him down no less than 28 times over the years. When Bryce complains that Kincaid keeps putting him in harm’s way, Jackson goes full bellow: “I AM harm’s way. Luckily, the main dudes are on the ball as they race against the clock during their hazard-prone road trip while turning the art of bickering into a non-stop aria of foul-mouthed mutual belligerence and, eventually, reluctant respect.

As the villain, Gary Oldman-sadly, not exactly running on all thespian cylinders-recycles his Russian accent from “ Air Force One” while his disfigured face appears to be coated in crusty bread crumbs. Hearty laughter does ensue as Reynolds’ cautious Michael Bryce is forced to keep Jackson’s reckless Darius Kincaid safe while transporting him from London to the Hague so he can testify against a genocidal Belarusian tyrant. Dwayne Johnson in “ Central Intelligence,” is the odd-couple matchup. Ryan Gosling in “ The Nice Guys” and Kevin Hart vs. Smith” to “ Midnight Run” and “ The Gauntlet.” But the real draw, much like Russell Crowe vs.

Still, the main concept of lethal frenemies who must put aside their grudges for a common goal is a tried-and-true trope, as writer Tom O’Connor acknowledges with echoes of everything from “48 HRS.” and “Mr.

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