Chris Pine, particularly in his grimy state, is the best Hollywood Chris.
The Big Picture Like so many conventionally attractive leading men in Hollywood, Chris Pine is typically cast as just a standard hero in major movies but often excels as an actor when he’s allowed to cut loose with something offbeat and weird. You may know Pine because of Star Trek and Wonder Woman, but where he really thrives is whenever he’s allowed to grow a beard, have a bead of sweat on his forehead, and get his hands dirty.
Stretch as an overall movie is never quite the sum of its parts. It’s a Joe Carnahan directorial effort that lacks the endearing idiocy of his 2010 film The A-Team, and much like his 2021 feature Copshop, feels like a bit too much B-movie edge lord nonsense. However, if there’s any standout part of Stretch, it’s Pine’s performance. Reuniting with Carnahan after Pine got to cut loose as a white supremacist in Smokin’ Aces, Pine throws himself completely into being an unpredictable sleazeball.
While everyone else in Horrible Bosses 2, namely the three protagonists, is busy delivering outdated pop culture references and excessively overlong bits of improvised comedy, Pine is relishing the chance to play someone so despicable. He’s committed to playing a standalone character, one whose desperation and willingness to do anything to achieve his vicious goals deserved a much more interesting movie to inhabit.
Let Chris Pine Be Sweaty and Dirty, You Cowards Since 2016, Chris Pine's film roles have, tragically, not made extravagant use of his gift for grimy roles. Projects like the two Wonder Woman movies and Don't Worry Darling see him operating with no facial hair or grime on his body. Even Outlaw King, a now long-forgotten Netflix epic he starred in with Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie, didn’t offer Pine a lot of chances to be memorably sweaty and desperate.
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