This Means War - 3 stars out of 10

 This Means War - 3 stars out of 10

This is another one of "those" movies.  Blending action (for the guys) with romance (for the girls), this action-movie-meets-chick-flick was a great concept to lure the guys into planning a Valentines date for their gals.  Unfortunately, "This Means War" is predictable and tired.  The action sequences and occasional funny moment (like the paintball gun) warrant a few stars, but overall it's just another chick flick.  Perhaps the most entertaining part of this film is comparing Tom Hardy's character to a very different character that he would play a few months later: Bane in "The Dark Knight Rises."  The highlight for me was the opportunity to see Hardy's versatility as an actor.  Chris Pine... is better in the Star Trek series and Reese Witherspoon has just played this role too many times.  She has "real" acting chops and needs to kiss the chick flick genre goodbye to pursue more films like "Walk the Line" and "Water for Elephants."  There isn't anything bad about this movie - there is just nothing to set it apart from every other B-grade romantic comedy.