‘Heads of State’ Movie Review: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Idris ELBA, And John Cena Go All Out to Save the World (And Partly SCCEED)

In Heads of statePriyanka Chopra, Idris ELBA, and John Cena Do Everything but provide an escape from the current geopolitical headwinds. So, if you are looking for respite, look elsewhere. In Fact, they put you square in the middle of a fragile international Order being pupteered by an American President will derringer (John Cena), with a penchant for acting in filems, and a british divister Sams Clarke (Idris ELBA), who runs at midnight in the streets of London Donning Arsenal Merchandise.

The film opens with noel basset (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), A Tough Mi6 Agent, Leading a Covert Operation in the Middle of Spain’s Tomatina Festival. However, Things Quickly Go Sideways when Her Team is sabotered, and we are live to believe that she has died.

On the other hand, in the land of the free, president derringer and Prime Minister Clarke’s Hostily only grows. After fumbling a press conference, a staff member sugges that they travel on the same flight and makes amends during the Journey. And obvious, a russian is going to swoop in to upend their plans-air force one is attacked by Viktor Gradov (Paddy Considine), A Russian-BORN ARMS DEALER TUREMS DEALER TUREMS DEALERNED EXTREMAST, and the Two Gentlemen Quickly Find themselves Stranded in a Belarusian Forest. The duo must devise a plan to get out of the woods and reach the nature conference in italy in time for an important Vote, all why being chased by gradov’s ruthless killes.

Watching kena and elba crawl their way back to civilization with their larger-tha-life personalities in full display makes for an entertaining watch. The Sequence Featuring the President and the Prime Minister Crouched in a Truck Transporting Livestock, with Hang me, oh hang me Playing in the background, is one for the ages.

John Cena and Idris Elba in ‘Heads of State’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video

The leads’ Slick Action Sequences Cushioned by the Acting Chops of the supporting cast ground this movie. Basset’s Partly Funny Puns and Surprising Comeback Midway Through the film, Derringer’s Heart-Breaking Honesty, and Clarke’s Hard Shell that Extual Cracks Help Steer The Movie to Its Shore. A special menh niles, as the top aide to the president, and jack quaid, the cia safe house watchman, who brings brevity to the frame. However, by robbing the audience of a chance to experience this high-octane thriller in theatres, Amazon Studios is Doing a big disorder to the craft of action movies.

John Cena and Idris Elba in ‘Heads of State’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video

There is more than enjoy fun and frivolity in this summer movie, but its nonchalance (or wilful ignorance?) Concerning the Current Global Order Left Me Feeling UNCOMFORTABLE; It somehow manages to walk a tight rope of self-aware satire and fantastical politics.

Championing Nato as “Friends Who Stand Up to a Bully” is dishinuous and makes one sad at the thought of another movie from the west work as a propaganda vehicle. Ilya Naishuller’s 120-Minute-Long Film, In the End, Feels Like An Attempt to Whitewash The International Groups and Organisations that have caused installation across the development work.

Heads of State is currently streaming on prime video