George Clooney and Brad Pitt haven’t shared the screen in a long 16 years, which many of us feel because the two have chemistry together. And Wolfs is proof of that. The question is, would it be enough?

In these almost two decades, Pitt, who replaced Mark Wahlberg as the impulsive young support for Clooney to lead as the experienced cynic, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, married and separated from Angelina Jolie, had six children with her and is still facing a long and painful divorce process. And yes, he established himself as one of the best producers, winning an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave, among others. So taking a step back and making a purely entertaining film is a bit curious.

The same thing can be said about Clooney. After winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, he also got married and became a father (like Pitt, of twins), but he remains happy with his lawyer wife, Amal Clooney, and has produced and directed some more ‘serious’ films, in addition to investing in tequila. Yes, it had been a while since he stopped exploring his comedic side.

Wolfs is a bland film that only works because of the charisma of the two stars. Directed by Jon Watts, Clooney, and Pitt are two “wolves”, a code for loners who “clean up” for powerful people and criminals. Both are hyper-competent, suspicious, and uncomfortable when they are forced to work together.

We don’t even know their names or their bosses; they are reserved and suspicious, even when, strangely enough, they are hired for the same job. The night begins when they “save” a district attorney, Margaret (Amy Ryan), who is with the body of a dead young man and terrified of the potential scandal of being at a crime scene. If only it were that simple. She claims the death was accidental, but they soon discover that the young man did not die and has illegal drugs stolen from the Russian mafia.

In a spiral that resembles Martin Scorsese’s Afterhours, “everything” happens and they end up becoming attached to the boy (Austin Abrams), and the solution, well, is a little “surprising”. Just a little.

The problem with Wolfs is that it is merely a film that offers an opportunity to bring Clooney and Pitt together, each exploring their strengths, but the story is indifferent and weak. We are left trying to guess the connections that, when revealed, are rushed and flawed. It is not worth elaborating on because it is a film to be forgotten immediately after consumption.

It was easy money for the duo, and it really is a mystery why so much fuss over so little. And it looks like there will be a sequel if they want to have paid vacation again. Fans of the duo will appreciate it.

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