New Netflix comedy ’72 Hours’ wey Kevin Hart dey star don enter streaming, but critics no too like am. Di film wey Tim Story direct follow Joe, a 40-year-old marketing executive wey dey struggle to connect with younger generation. Joe accidentally join group chat of four young men wey dey plan bachelor party for Miami, and he decide to join dem, hoping to boost his career.
According to Guardian review, di movie suppose be midlife crisis comedy, but e fall flat. Kevin Hart, wey be 47 years old, dey play Joe, and critics say di character too obvious as metaphor for Hart’s own career struggles. Di film get some genuine chemistry between di young cast wey include SNL stars Marcello Hernández, Ben Marshall, and Kam Patterson, plus Mason Gooding. But Hart’s presence dey overshadow di fun.
USA TODAY report say di movie no be one of Hart best comedy outings, with only one and half star rating. Di publication mention say di film get 105 minutes runtime and dey part of Hart’s eighth collaboration with director Tim Story, wey work with am for ‘Ride Along’ before.
Di plot get twist: di bachelorette party group drug di men and rob dem blind, but critics say di movie no explore dis angle well. Instead, Hart turn di film into platform for complaints about cancel culture and political correctness, plus e use stereotypes for Puerto Rican and Chinese characters.
Di movie dey stream now for Netflix, and e join other new releases like ‘Masters of the Universe’ for Prime Video and ‘The Dink’ for Apple TV. Meanwhile, for HBO Max, ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ dey drop, wey be spinoff from ‘The Big Bang Theory’ about comic-book store owner Stuart.
Kevin Hart career don face many ups and downs, from early success for ‘Soul Plane’ to recent controversies like DUI arrest and homophobic tweets. Di Netflix roast where e laugh at jokes about George Floyd also cause plenty talk. ’72 Hours’ supposed to be chance to turn page, but critics say e show how Hart don fall out of step with times.
Di film dey feature Teyana Taylor as Joe’s girlfriend, a doctor wey dey consider job opportunity wey fit separate dem. Di young cast include Marcello Hernández as alpha-bro Nick, Ben Marshall as lovesick Hunter, and Kam Patterson as lovable himbo Freshman. Mason Gooding, son of Cuba Gooding Jr, play di young bachelor.
Despite di negative reviews, di movie dey get some fans wey enjoy di chemistry between di young actors. But overall, critics agree say di film would be better without Kevin Hart, as di actor’s insecurities wey once make am relatable now just dey sad.
