It’s probably premature to say Netflix has finally started finding its groove with mainstream popcorn features, but after Rebel Ridge and Carry-On delivered muscular B-movie entertainment, Back in Action provides similar throwback pleasures, albeit in a family-friendly comedic vein. Seth Gordon is more of a journeyman than either Jeremy Saulnier or Jaume Collet-Serra, the genre-savvy directors of those recent stablemates. But he gets the job done and keeps the wheels spinning, partly by peppering the action with enough vehicular chases and physical clashes to fuel three movies. A bigger factor, however, is the reunion of Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, as romantic leads with nimble fight skills.
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