What happens when you send three improv actors into a sting operation? This movie happens. In one of the more rewatchable films to go straight to Prime video, Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World, Argylle), Orlando Bloom (pirates Of The Caribbean, Gran turismo), and Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso) find themselves asked to do their duty for their country, and get paid to do it. As aspiring actors who have either barely been or never were, this is an opportunity they can’t turn down. Their oddball pairing works, with Howard actually playing a bit more of the straight man character, leaving Bloom for an uncharacteristically hilarious performance, and Mohammed as the relative newbie still learning how and when to “Yes And”.

These three are pulled in by Detective Billings (Sean Bean, in a role he was either drunk for, or on elephant tranquilizers), and he serves as their lone contact. As they continue to “Yes And…” their way deeper into a criminal underground, soon they become recognized as such, and he’s their only hope of regaining their lives and getting out of their fake life of crime. Additionally, Paddy Consadine and Ian Mcshane notably pop up.bloom is a scene stealer, playing a classically trained actor who once had a glimpse of real acting, but is now relegated to erection commercials. he’s very committed, and very method, and it is the best performance I’ve seen from him in years. Honestly, maybe ever. He’s so uncharacteristically good in this, I’m surprised no one has tapped him to do more action comedies. And Mohammed, looking to make more of a star turn after Ted Lasso, is also quite funny as a beginner, and someone you’d never expect to see in a criminal enterprise. they keep needing to make up a backstory and reason for him to be there, because he seems so suspicious.

the plot is predictable, but I had more fun than I thought I would, considering many of Amazon’s originals in the last 12 months.The last one I had fun with that skipped theaters was Jackpot, and I was alone in that endeavor. However, the audio description can be lackluster at times, and it certainly has balance issues. It isn’t atrocious, but someone chose to not credit themselves, so if we are Alan Smithee-ING this project, then I guess I can say whatever I want about this without consequence. it is never a good sign when a company can’t at least get their own name, because there’s hours upon hours of proof of other Amazon originals where they at least credit the company. So the mix sucks, but because this film was impregnated with audio description through divine providence like Mary, all I can do is raise my fist to the sky. Curse you audio description Gods! Give us better audio mixes where the sound of the film doesn’t defeat the accessibility! And, if this is a polytheistic world of gods, where one is in charge of audio description, are they from the Roman or Greek lineage? was this task assigned to an existing god? Should I take this up with Athena or Demeter?

For an industry working really hard through unions to make sure they get credit where credit is due, someone should have fought harder to have their name on this. I’ve heard much worse, but I also don’t know which company to yell at and tell them to fix their balance.

You may like this film. it is the kind of entertaining buddy action comedy stuff summer lineups used to be made of.

Fresh: Final Grade: 6.8/10