Enter Lauren (Reese Witherspoon), a pretty, plucky consumer-products evaluator who piques both their interests in separate, unrelated encounters.

Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) and Chris Pine (Star Trek) star as CIA operatives whose close friendship is strained by the fires of romantic rivalry.

this Means War isn't all man candy; Witherspoon is at her most adorable as an everygirl who has just enough glamour and sophistication to be the heartbreaker in the middle of two extremely eligible guys. The casting of the three leads gets this movie off on the right foot, and they each bring a surprising amount of comedy to the film.

It's easy to understand how Lauren is caught between FDR and Tuck — they're both well-dressed, sexy, and they employ their wits as much as their government tools in their battle for her. It's fun to see Tuck and FDR spar verbally, but their chemistry isn't just evident when they're fighting. Their relationship is given as much significance as their romances, and the friendship is often more compelling. The fact that Hardy and Pine are rarely cast as romantic leads is also impressive since they both slip into the roles with ease.

The movie's not without its shortcomings, though; for instance, the subplot with an evil German villain feels jammed in to flesh out the CIA angle. It's not necessary, because the action sequences and FDR and Tuck's funny usage of spy skills to do things like break into Lauren's apartment for recon are enough.

OVERALL THE MOVIE IS A GUD ENTERTAINER.