In 2008, when Dwayne Johnson’s star as an actor was
beginning its initial rise, Peter Segal’s take on the classic spy show Get
Smart gave The Artist Who Wants Us To Stop Calling Him The Rock a proper shot
at the mainstream, beyond his previous stardom as a wrestler. A little over a
decade later, Segal seems to be on a similar tear, stepping back into the
comedic spy game with Dave Bautista, the latest success story in that
WWE-to-the-big-screen transition and, between crowd-pleasers like his work as
Drax The Destroyer in the MCU and critical darlings like his opening role in
Blade Runner 2049, this should be a slam dunk. Unfortunately, this latest
attempt at carving out Bautista’s place in a more family-friendly lane is a major fizzler.
