Although Hart, as the broadly comic version of the classic Hitchcockian Wrong Man, has a certain goofball charm, his frantic coward routine gets old quickly, with no appreciable change as the action-flick danger continues to escalate.

Hart is something of a stocky comic iron man, a scrappy pro with the ability to twist and bend even the lousiest dialogue into a pretzel shape that can make you laugh despite yourself. Afterward, you may be laughing more at yourself than anything.

Harrelson is as effective a foil here as he is a credible Canadian, which is to say, not at all.

It was a Kevin Hart show throughout; he aces the comedy as usual. Woody Harrelson was nothing short of a surprise in this comedy venture, and it was a delight to watch him.