Film Evaluate: Heads Of State (2025)


Style: Motion Comedy  

Director: Ilya Naishuller  

Starring: Idris Elba, Jon Cena, Priyanka Chopra, Carla Gugino, Jack Quaid, Stephen Root, Paddy Considine  

Working Time: 113 minutes  

Synopsis: Though they do not like one another, US President Will Derringer (Jon Cena) and UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) are collectively on-board Air Drive One when the aircraft is attacked by brokers working for fugitive arms vendor Gradov (Paddy Considine). Derringer and Clarke parachute into Belarus and make their solution to a secure home in Poland, the place they obtain assist from CIA Agent Marty Comer (Jack Quaid) and MI6 Agent Noel Bisset (Priyanka Chopra). Bisset has to escort Derringer and Clarke to Trieste, Italy, the place Gradov and his accomplices are orchestrating the collapse of NATO.

What Works Properly: Following on the heels of the similarly-themed however a lot worse G20, Heads Of State succeeds by celebrating the absurdity of its premise. The stress between the 2 protagonists establishes traditional buddy film dynamics: Derringer is a Schwarzenegger-type motion film star turned politician, Clarke is an idealistic social justice warrior really believing he is in politics to assist folks. It takes some time for them to beat their variations, however after all they each find yourself kicking butt, wielding weapons, and blowing away unhealthy guys. The particular results are above-average, the following well-staged motion set-piece is rarely greater than 10 minutes away, and the trio of Priyanka Chopra, Jack Quaid, and Paddy Considine add memorable help.

What Does Not Work As Properly: The evil mastermind is eyerollingly predictable (because the script itself acknowledges), and the  hold-NATO-together crucial is rarely handled as something apart from superficial politicizing.

Key Quote:

Derringer: Pricey, God!

Clarke: I feel He is had the day without work.

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