Heads of State

Choosing a movie as a family inevitably leads to sacrifices; obviously, I never would have chosen to watch this movie out of my own volition. I do have some things to say about it though, so let’s begin. 

First of all, I was surprised by Priyanka Chopra being good in this movie. She was as believable an actor could be in fight scenes and dialogue in a movie like this. My mom told me how her previous forays in acting were subpar, so I wasn’t expecting much, but she was actually the highlight.

Now, let’s talk about everything that was a bit goofy. I kept getting a sense of déjà vu during the first ten minutes that I’ve seen the exact plot before. Finally, I placed it; this movie the action bromance version of Red White and Royal Blue. You can’t change my mind on it. Maybe the reason Priyanka Chopra was in it was to emphasize the bromance bit. Also, there are so many scenes in the movie that feel like it wasn’t written by a human being. Something about the framing and delivery was vaguely ChatGPT-ish. But also, Heads of State is clearly meant to be cliche and tropey, so calling it AI is probably inaccurate. 

And finally, the comedy aspect of the movie. I feel like the president and prime minister guys are just really bad at yapping, and unfortunately, they were doing that too much in Heads of State. In my opinion, nobody is allowed to have a yapping comedy movie other than Ryan Reynolds. 

So, should you watch this movie? If you have nothing else, I guess? Or maybe just watch Mission Impossible for the 15th time. 

Update: This gets a 4/10. Points were deducted for being forgettable and plagiarizing Red, White, and Royal Blue. Priyanka Chopra saved it from being worse.