(director: Tim Story; screenwriters: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, Kevin Burrows, Matt Mide; cinematographer: Larry Blanford; editor: Peter S. Elliot; music: Christopher Lennertz; cast: Kevin Hart (Joe), Marcello Hernández (Nick), Mason Gooding (Mason), Kam Patterson (Freshman), Ben Marshall (Hunter), Teyana Taylor (Jennifer), Zach Cherry (Barry), Michael Mando (Jaze), Mike Epps (Officer Willard), Anna Garcia (Trixie); Runtime: 105; MPAA Rating: R; producers: John Davis, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, Josh Heald, Kevin Hart, Luke Kelly-Clyne, Bryan Smiley, Will Packer, Tim Story; Netflix; 2026)

“Revolting Kevin Hart midlife comedy.”

Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz
 
Tim Story (“The Fantastic Four”/”The Blackening”) directs this revolting Kevin Hart midlife comedy, filled with cringe-worthy physical gags and offering another poor performance by the star. It’s written by a team of writers that include: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, Kevin Burrows, and Matt Mide.

Joe (Kevin Hart) is a 40-year-old NYC resident, who is a marketing executive. He faces a midlife crisis, as he has commitment issues with his gf Jennifer (Teyana Taylor).

By accident he receives an invite notification to a week-end bachelor party in Miami from a Gen-Z group and after some indecisiveness accepts, hoping to sell his client’s products to them.

These goofy kids, all SNL regulars, include Ben Marshall, Marcello Hernández and Kam Patterson. The prize among them is the sensitive Mason (Mason Gooding). Their adventures involve them with drug smugglers.

After snorting cocaine and swallowing nicotine pouches, Joe while semi-conscious thinks of himself as the big-time dealer “Ricardo Montana.”

The blend of raunchy low-brow comedy and a gangster action film was ridiculous, as the comedy was putrid and the gangster story was pathetic.

REVIEWED ON 7/25/2026  GRADE: C-
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