Husbands in Action

Pairing a detective with his ex-wife's new husband to rescue the woman they have both loved is a premise that writes its own friction, and the film knows exactly what it has. The kidnapping supplies the urgency while the odd-couple dynamic supplies everything else: jealousy, one-upmanship, and two men forced to cooperate at the worst possible moment. Expect action played for comedy, with the mission repeatedly derailed by the pettier war going on inside the car.

Good company for viewers who like buddy comedies with a chase attached and are not looking for realism. It runs a brisk hour and fifty, keeping the set pieces frequent and the bickering constant, so momentum rarely dips. If you enjoy mismatched partners, wounded machismo, and rescue plots that mostly exist to trap two people together, this hits the mark. A fun, undemanding pick for a Friday night with a crowd that likes to talk back at the screen.