Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan, Danielle Nicolet
Plot: After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
Disc Release Date: 27 September 2016
Central Intelligence was filmed digitally using the Arri Alexa XT at a resolution of 2.8K and was finished using a 2K Digital Intermediate (DI). This 2K DI presumably formed the basis for the Ultra HD...
Central Intelligence was released theatrically with Dolby 5.1 and 7.1 soundtracks but there was no immersive audio mix and Warner Bros. have chosen not to create one for the domestic release. Although...
The domestic release of Central Intelligence uses seamless branching to include the theatrical version of the film and a longer unrated cut that basically includes more dirty jokes and swearing. The Ultra...
Central Intelligence is an enjoyable action comedy that benefits from the undeniable charisma of The Rock. The film centres on Calvin Joyner (Kevin Hart) who's life hasn't quite gone as he'd hoped. At...
Central Intelligence is something of a surprise, not only is it a decent Kevin Hart film but it's also an entertaining action comedy that combines laughs and thrills with genuine emotion and a positive...
Central Intelligence was reportedly photographed at 2.8K and finished at 2K, making this an upscale-to-4K UHD release. The Blu-ray version looks great, and the UHD offers modest, but at times critical,...
Central Intelligence rocks out like Robbie Weirdicht with a hugely impressive DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. The opening En Vogue song, a true 90s classic and a hilarious tune for the scene,...
Central Intelligence contains regular and unrated special features, all of which can be found on the bundled Blu-ray. A UV digital copy code is included with purchase. Audio Commentary: With Director/Co-Writer...
The dreaded high school reunion. Everyone's been there. Personal perception says expectations have not been met, and what should be a joyous time becomes a reminder of the rapid passage of time and one's...
Central Intelligence works through a pair of interesting character arcs that are much more parallel than they appear. Thurber does a good job of balancing out the film's dramatic character angles with...
The espionage comedy snoops around Ultra HD Blu-ray with a fairly strong and generally satisfying HEVC H.265 encode in HDR10, but it doesn't really offer a significant jump over its Blu-ray counterpart....
The buddy-cop blockbuster comes out of hiding with a more impressive, near-reference DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack that makes great use of the entire soundscape. The rears are continuously employed throughout...
Audio Commentary — Director Rawson Marshall Thurber is joined by editor Michael L. Sale to share their thoughts and discuss some of the production's technical aspects. It's not very involving and pretty...
Hiding beneath all the piercing gunfire, the deep hollowed thuds of punches, the fiercely urgent car chases and the rapid-fire, spur-of-the-moment jokes, 'Central Intelligence' arrives with several surprises,...
Hiding beneath the gunfire, the punches, the car chases and the rapid-fire jokes, 'Central Intelligence' arrives with several surprises, most notably Dwayne Johnson's performance as an insecure but oddly...