Central Intelligence (2016)
There were a few scenes early where this did something interesting. We see Calvin (Kevin Hart), who was the big man (figuratively) in high school engage with a negative conception of masculinity, as even though he is married to a remarkably successful and beautiful woman, he can't help but pick out areas to feel he isn't measuring up, such as at work. On the other hand we have Bob (Dwayne Johnson), who was tormented in high school, but now is confident enough to not need to project masculinity (though being The Rock, does so inherently), thus embracing a love of unicorns and wishing he could be Molly Ringwald in Sixteen Candles.
Unfortunately, this is about the extent of the gender commentary as we soon learn that Bob is a CIA agent and he's looped Calvin into a mole hunt that forces him to be the reluctantly masculine go-getter everyone thought he was in high school. In this buddy cop/spy intrigue vein, I just wasn't that intrigued. There are a couple things as it goes that even undercut the strength of the earlier scenes. There are so many mainstream films that got minor buzz, but as I watch them and generally remain disappointed, I wonder if they are getting generous "for what they are" treatment. At least these are films that are easily gotten from the library and thus bear limited cost aside from my time.
P.S. The opening "prank" scene plays false. The notion that a whole student body would break out in raucous laughter over such a horrific action I think greatly undersells the youth of today, or the youth of the period in which this was set.