Jamie Foxx

Cameron Diaz

McKenna Roberts

Rylan Jackson

Kyle Chandler

Glenn Close

Jamie Demetriou

Andrew Scott

Fola Evans-Akingbola

Robert Besta

Bashir Salahuddin

Tom Brittney

Ben VanderMey

Jude Mack

Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo

Tobi Bamtefa

Leela Owen

Cruz Hadley

Zion James

Ivan Ivashkin

Katrina Durden

Erol Ismail

George Surry

Victoria Howell

Lee Charles

Erol Mehmet

Gregory Konow

Anthea Greco

Sonny Louis

Matthew Stirling

Andrius Davidenas

Jess Liaudin

Tom Crowley

Elizabeth Hill

David Shaw-Parker

Lucy Sheen

George Wigzell

Matthew Wynn

Roby Singh

Anthony Cozens

Steve Wiebe

Poppy Townsend White

Robert Tinsley

Nicholas McCluskey

Janelle Beaudry

Seth Gordon

Brendan O'Brien

W. Mark McNair

Beau Bauman

Datari Turner

Sarah Donohue

Curtis Rowland Small

Max Calder

Vlad Rimburg

Simon Whyman

Michelle Fisichella

Pete Ford

Amanda Bradley

Travis Wong

Cassidy Alexandra Kahler

Chris Waite

Kieran Clarke

Lucy Cork

Jacob Griffin

Travis Parker

Godefroy Ryckewaert

Linda Kessler

Claudia Heinz

Laurent Buson

Julia Schunevitsch

Adrian McGaw

Dena Sodano

JJ Battell

Chelsey Goldsmith

Kevin Waterman

Steve Griffin

Aaron Matthews

Elizabeth Davidovich

Chris Brewster

Rick English

Theo Kypri

Ryan Dempsey

J.J. Perry

Troy Robinson

Marvin Berrembou

Wayne Shields

Ayesha Hussain

Neil Corbould

Jewelianna Ramos-Ortiz

Aidan Brindle

John Papsidera

Christopher Lennertz

Richard Sale

Peter S. Elliot

Shepherd Frankel

Ken Seng

Tim Lewis

Peter Chernin

Jenno Topping

Sharla Sumpter

Julia Michels

Luke Tumber

Steve Ellingworth

Paul Jones

Peter Hayley-Barker

Victor James Martinez

Teddy Blanks

Chris Diamantides

Kristina M. Peterson

Brad Martin

Nikki Stanley

Cristian Knight

Adam Coles

Chase Armitage

Geoffrey Haley

Jessica Merideth

Katie Randall

Abel Djilali

Action

Comedy

Back in Action

Chernin Entertainment

Exhibit A

Good One

United States of America

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/back-in-action-review/

"Back in Action would have been more appropriately titled Out of Action. Seth Gordon fails to strike the necessary balance between action, humor, and emotion to stand out in the genre, delivering a highly forgettable, formulaic piece.

Cameron Diaz's return is squandered in a movie that fails to showcase her talent or that of the star-studded cast. The film not only struggles to justify its runtime but also leaves viewers feeling like having watched something generic and devoid of identity, where only the stunt department earns praise.

For the start of a new cinematic year, this is a misstep I sincerely hope doesn't set the tone for what's to come."

Rating: D-

"Back in Action" feels like a bargain basement "True Lies".

Unlike the 1994 action, comedy, spy mash up it shallowly imitates. "Back in Action" offers up nothing fresh or original. That's not to say its unwatchable. As a basic action flick its mildly diverting but, that said, you very quickly come to feel like you have seen it all before, because in  one form or another, you have.

In summary, yet another "by the numbers", mass produced, action flick, from the USA. An alright but also instantly forgettable, watch.

<em>'Back in Action'</em> is one I found to be a real mixed bag. I think I narrowly didn't like it, though it isn't one I'd explicitly say that I disliked either. Everything about it just kinda levels out at underwhelming. The respective returns of Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz are its selling point.

Both Foxx and Diaz are fairly good, the latter minorly the better of the two. McKenna Roberts and Rylan Jackson are decent as the youngsters, while the supporting cast of Glenn Close, Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott and Jamie Demetriou (his character is particularly on/off) are OK (if ill-fitting?).

I think what lets this down most is story and pacing, which are the two weak elements of this 2025 release. I believe you could've told this plot much more concisely, it goes around the houses a little bit. The humour is also more miss than hit, I rate the Manchester United shoutout though!