Review by CinemaSerf

A tale of double lives. "Harry" (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a government agent embroiled in tracking down some nefarious Middle Eastern terrorists whilst presenting the façade of a meek computer salesmen to his wife. Meantime, "Helen" (Jamie Lee Curtis) is a bit bored with his timidity and so is seeking a bit of clandestine fun with the enigmatic "Simon" (Bill Paxton) who claims he is also something altogether more "007". When the jihadist "Aziz" (Art Malik) kidnaps both wife and would-be lover, it falls to "Harry" to use all of his wiles to save the world from devastation and to save his own marriage from the doldrums. Though the story isn't so new, it's the engaging chemistry between Arnie, JLC and Paxton that really keeps this entertaining as the adventure kicks in and we have loads of action-packed scenarios; some typically daft buffoonery; lots of death-defying and the pyrotechnics go mad as the story races along. Perhaps, as he was in "The Living Daylights" (1987), Art Malik is a bit lightweight as a not terribly menacing baddie but all in all this is an enjoyable romp through the gadget driven espionage genre with a couple of stars who are clearly enjoying themselves towards a denouement that is a little long in coming, but the substance of which might even suggest a sequel.