Nate Richard of Collider agrees, giving Heads of State a 7 out of 10 for being “stupid in all the right ways.” Idris Elba and John Cena are so great together that they overshadow a lot of the film’s other shortcomings, Richard says, writing:

The U.S. president (John Cena) and U.K. prime minister (Idris Helba) cast diplomacy aside in a far-fetched but highly enjoyable action comedy.

Amazon Prime Video released Heads of State on 2 July, uniting John Cena and Idris Elba in a slick, high-octane buddy comedy filled with political undertones and no interest in subtlety. What starts as a global crisis quickly spirals into a series of over-the-top,